I am thinking about my WW journey, wondering what is making this time so different. Is it that I’m paying attention, or is that I’m engaged? They are very different. Think about something that catches your attention:

I didn’t have to work to pay attention to the setting sun in contrast to autumn’s trees. I was drawn to it. This is an example of involuntary attention. Aesthetic beauty draws our attention.

We pay attention in two distinct ways, involuntary (like when you’re in the “reading zone”) or voluntary (like when you have to work on concentrating like filling out an application). Whereas, engagement has an emotional component. We tend to remember events as compelling stories.

I think that the reason this blog is working so well for me is that it’s allowing me to write and reflect upon my story. Thank you for reading along with me. I hope you have a peaceful Thanksgiving, as always, more tomorrow…