http://bonnieleonard.com/2009/10/31/a-mindfulness-query/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:16:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://bonnieleonard.com/2009/10/31/a-mindfulness-query/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 Bonnie Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:55:48 +0000 http://bonnieleonard.com/?p=338#comment-2042 Love the conversation! Bonnie Love the conversation!
Bonnie

]]> http://bonnieleonard.com/2009/10/31/a-mindfulness-query/comment-page-1/#comment-2036 Gemma Utting Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:12:11 +0000 http://bonnieleonard.com/?p=338#comment-2036 Meg Who is to judge whether or not "my partial attention" is not fully living or enjoyable? It's not that half of me is missing in action - it's more that I am choosing to pay attention to more than one thing at any given moment. This is probably the way humanity is most of the time -- are we mostly NOT living fully? I find this an interesting line of discussion! Thanks for joining n. Gemma PS Believing that partial attention is not enjoyable rather dooms motherhood! It seems to me to be in great measure about multiple, competing wonderful moments such that dancing lightly between moments is a very workable response. Meg
Who is to judge whether or not “my partial attention” is not fully living or enjoyable?
It’s not that half of me is missing in action – it’s more that I am choosing to pay attention to more than one thing at any given moment. This is probably the way humanity is most of the time — are we mostly NOT living fully?
I find this an interesting line of discussion!
Thanks for joining n.
Gemma
PS Believing that partial attention is not enjoyable rather dooms motherhood! It seems to me to be in great measure about multiple, competing wonderful moments such that dancing lightly between moments is a very workable response.

]]> http://bonnieleonard.com/2009/10/31/a-mindfulness-query/comment-page-1/#comment-2034 Meg Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:14:38 +0000 http://bonnieleonard.com/?p=338#comment-2034 "Partial attention"doesn't allow you to live in the moment. Life is too short, enjoy it while you can. “Partial attention”doesn’t allow you to live in the moment. Life is too short, enjoy it while you can.

]]> http://bonnieleonard.com/2009/10/31/a-mindfulness-query/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 Gemma Utting Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:14:37 +0000 http://bonnieleonard.com/?p=338#comment-2033 Dear Bonnie This memo hit the spot for me! I have a dear friend who has a very odd disease and she might die any minute. She and I have been talking about how we spend our precious moments of consciousness - and you are right. The multi-connected options we have now are, in some ways, no different from sitting at a table with all our loved ones and moving seamlessly between multiple joyous conversations. Our comments and attention touching lightly here, plunging there - but always alert, always at choice. Gemma Dear Bonnie
This memo hit the spot for me! I have a dear friend who has a very odd disease and she might die any minute. She and I have been talking about how we spend our precious moments of consciousness – and you are right. The multi-connected options we have now are, in some ways, no different from sitting at a table with all our loved ones and moving seamlessly between multiple joyous conversations. Our comments and attention touching lightly here, plunging there – but always alert, always at choice.
Gemma

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