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Focus

BY: @onceuponatime | CREATED: Jan. 26, 2019, 11:41 a.m. | VOTES: 120 | PAYOUT: $5.91 | [ VOTE ]

We are all familiar with the saying:

"Can't see the forest for the trees"

("to be unable to get a general understanding of a situation because you are too worried about the details")https://dictionary.cambridge.org

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But I can't think of any saying for its opposite. Can't see an individual tree for the forest. Can't see the fruit for the tree. Monkey mind. (Or worse, can't see the beauty of an individual fruit for the incessant distraction of your growling hungry stomach, LoL)

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In the mad rush of our busy lives

How do you decide what it is important to focus on?

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And can you think of a saying that covers

"Can't see the tree for the forest"?

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👍

ouzo and out,

@onceuponatime
Trying to stay focused :-)

TAGS: [ #philosophy ] [ #funny ] [ #notsofunny ] [ #greek-trail ]

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@josediccus | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:47 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

I believe even in our very busy lives, when we place priorities, we can notice needles even in a haystack, it's all about placing priorities.

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:50 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Are you consciously placing priorities? Or is something capturing your attention and becoming an obsession? Who's in charge in there? LoL

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@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:54 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

How do you know what my target is? LoL

@georgeboya | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:52 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Nice saying and very contemporary in our times, being lost in details and endless information bombarding us we miss the bigger picture. I guess an apposite could be " can't see the shark coming to you while you admiring the sea" 😂

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@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:55 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Nice one. Is that a saying you heard somewhere?

@georgeboya | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:58 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

No, i invented it right now:)

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:07 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Wow, maybe you could have "saying making" as a career :-)

@georgeboya | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:12 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Haha, really? Being a collage artist I often use wordplay in my titles, kind of word collage.😊 I will consider a career in the saying business if everything goes wrong, thank you😊

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@jdbs | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:54 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

hungry I only see green, lol ... good picture!

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:57 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

thank you.

@olivia08 | Jan. 26, 2019, 11:57 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Wow, well said.I like it.

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@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:06 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Very kind of you to say so.

@nikosnitza | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:05 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

did you eat the fruits or not? lol. :p

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:11 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Your question is an absolutely perfect example of the first saying: "Can't see the forest for the trees" LoL

@nikosnitza | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:12 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Hahhaaaaa..... that is why I said :ppppp

@aleks433 | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:49 p.m. | Votes: 79 | [ VOTE ]

For the trees, not to see the forest - notice only small details and not be able to see larger plans, principles. I can also refer to this saying, "Wore rose-colored glasses"

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 12:54 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

That is a good saying too. Have you seen the movie "Eyes Wide Shut"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEfyfcEdW4Y

@aleks433 | Jan. 26, 2019, 1:18 p.m. | Votes: 75 | [ VOTE ]

Oh yes for sure

@blazing | Jan. 26, 2019, 2:39 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Sometime we get lost too must in life

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 2:46 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

I suppose.

@enjoywithtroy | Jan. 26, 2019, 4:12 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

I think prayer and meditation as a great way to get Focus.. be still and know. Let the Holy Spirit lead you.

@onceuponatime | Jan. 26, 2019, 4:30 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

I think you are right!

@theguruasia | Jan. 27, 2019, 4:53 p.m. | Votes: 4 | [ VOTE ]

@onceuponatime,
Focus is a way of meditation! Controlling our mind is not that easy! If do, then it's not that easy to break!

Cheers~

@onceuponatime | Jan. 27, 2019, 5:02 p.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Are you a control freak? LoL

@eliakon | Jan. 27, 2019, 4:57 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

The inside is what matters and where you should focus on.. And the inside will then make you see the bigger picture. It will show you the forest. Unfortunately I realised that after messing up my health due to stress. Lots of stress.

@onceuponatime | Jan. 27, 2019, 5:05 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

" Unfortunately I realised that after messing up my health due to stress. Lots of stress."

Drink lots of golden milk and wear a smile for your umbrella :-)

@eliakon | Jan. 27, 2019, 5:09 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

"Wear a smile for your umbrella"!!!
I simply loved it... :)))

@kaminchan | Jan. 28, 2019, 5:31 a.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Hahaha! Many thanks! This comes at the right time for me this morning!

Re-orienteering myself straight away! Better breathing too!

Cheers.

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@onceuponatime | Jan. 28, 2019, 7:32 p.m. | Votes: 1 | [ VOTE ]

Breathe in. Breathe out. Isn't that the gist of it all?

@kaminchan | Jan. 29, 2019, 2:28 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

Yes, right on! Sometimes the brain goes for complicated and difficult issues and forgets the simple thing like breathing!

Just watch the breathing and pay attention to fleeting thoughts, seeing them arising and falling away, while getting on with the chores!
Very nice feeling. No wasting of energy.

Thanks a lot!

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