Focus Fox says: Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment and the chocolate in your hand. paraphrasing Buddha
Tag: Focus Fox
Focus Fox: Crystal Balls
Focus Fox says: A New York City detective once said, “I’ve gone into hundreds of fortune-teller’s parlors, and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.” Obviously they needed to clean their crystal balls.
Focus Fox: Work, Love, Dance, Write
Focus Fox says: Work like you don’t need money, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like no one’s watching, and write like you have a pen name. Paraphrasing an Unknown Author
Focus Fox: Eyes
Focus Fox says: The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. So I’m ordering a new pair of eyes online to see if that helps. Paraphrasing Marcel Proust
Focus Fox: Critics and Dogs
Focus Fox says: I agree with Christopher Hampton when he said, “Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.” Dogs are scary.
Focus Fox: Footsteps
Focus Fox says: Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. A good MLT… mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich. —Basho and princess bride mash-up
Focus Fox: Hammer
Focus Fox says: To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail. So to writers you are all but fodder for their book. Paraphrasing Abraham Maslow
Focus Fox: Shots
Focus Fox says: Wayne Gretzy said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”. But if you take all the shots then have a barf bag handy and do not drive.
Focus Fox: Rope
Focus Fix says: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. And if it’s Pitfall! try swinging the rope over alligators. paraphrasing Franklin D. Roosevelt
Focus Fox: Effective
Focus Fox says: The most effective way to do it, is to do it. The least effective way to do it, is to do it while sleeping. paraphrasing Amelia Earhart