Thursday, June 19, 2014

         The first session was fairly full, but it was the only one with the others serving only a few patrons.  It seems to be feast or famine as far as attendance goes.  The week-end may bring more excursions and keep us busier tomorrow and Saturday.

         Glade has picked up a bug again—head, sinus, and this time added a distressed stomach.  He went to the temple this morning but didn’t feel well and has been down all afternoon.  We are exposed to so many people in the temple who come sick and cough and sneeze, etc. all through the day.  We are in fairly close proximity to them and just have to depend on our own immunity to keep us healthy.  I wonder if we are building more immunity by this exposure.  Hope so.

         Here is a thought from a Conference talk.  “Your brain cannot concentrate on two things at once.  Multitasking amounts to quickly shifting your focus from one thing to another.  An old proverb says, ‘If you chase two rabbits, you won’t catch either one.’”     Perhaps I could have used that advice several years ago, but am not sure I would have kept up!  The thought was to encourage us to “Be where you are when you are there.  When you are driving, drive.  When you are in class, focus on the lesson.  When you are with your friends, give them the gift of your attention.”  Ensign, May 2014 pg 58.

         I’m not sure how the ADD/ADHD people in our family will deal with that advice, but it might be nice to try J