A fraction of our attention
When we put into our daily activities only a fraction of our attention:
- We never fully give ourselves to any task.
- Our minds become stressed from the neverending switching.
- We are denying the possibility of full connection.
- We lose the chance to be present with our bodies.
- We don't appreciate the beauty of this moment.
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