Focus

The fire was roaring at Cracker Barrel this morning.  As the hostess ushered my friend and me past it, we both purred.  Then I asked if we could be seated at one of the two tables right in front of it.  "Yes!"  It felt SO good.  After breakfast and some good conversation, we decided to play an old-fashioned game of checkers.  Our table had a board imprinted on it.  The checkers were cleverly stacked in an attached wooden rack along the side.

We reviewed the rules to make sure we were on the same "page"; then began.  I hadn't played in a long while...but it came back to me (including two particular pieces of strategy I remember from SOME place in my past).  Early into the game, I concentrated on a small section of the board and made my move.  As soon as I took my hand off the checker, I gasped!  I had created a TRIPLE jump for my opponent.   Alerted by my gasp, she looked and looked but didn't find it!

not our actual table...

Relieved, I quickly tried to rectify the situation by moving a checker and, in doing so, inadvertently created a second triple-jump opportunity.

From then on, I FOCUSED!
  (And eventually,  I won the game.)

When I got home, I read Kathleen's post.

It began, "Do you ever feel like you've lost your focus?"

It's so easy to do....and such a subtle possibility--

especially for those of us who enjoy our technology!

Kathleen's post challenges me.

I am going to make a change or two to my blogging habits.

Thanks, Kathleen!
(What steps do YOU take to keep your time on the computer in balance?)