"When I'm walking home, my head still full of problems with my boss, I try not to let myself get all the way there without noticing it's a crisp winter day and that it's a pleasure to be striding along in a warm coat, watching the sun set the windows of the city on fire. I stop and sit for a while on a bench, listening to the shouts of kids playing basketball in the fading light, and feel my spirits rise, simply from having paid attention."
Hanging Out the Wash and Other Ways to Find More in Less
Adair Lara's view on not letting the mind's many thoughts take us away from attention to the amazing world around us that can lift our spirits if we only give it a chance.