pas de focus

[chelidon]

My focus today is nada, zero, zilch. I've got deadlines piling up around me like needy beggars, and I can't seem to focus well on any of them. Hmmph. It doesn't help that today is a postcard-perfect late Spring day outside, bringing unruly springtime thoughts, and what I really want to do is go romp, swim in the clear, cold stream and forget about all the many weary cares of the world.

So, at times like this, what seems to help is to step back, and bite off a tiny piece, look at one small thing at a time, and let the others go for now. What most needs to get done right this instant, in this small, brief, precious moment? I can do that for five minutes. Just five minutes. Then we'll see.