Cette newsletter parle de l'attention dans notre quotidien

At the same time, I feel alive when I stop to notice the awe I feel when I pay attention to small little details around me that I could have easily overlooked.

Pourquoi on se sent mieux quand on porte plus d'attention aux choses et aux moment.

Paying more attention to things is the surest way to feel more alive; being present and feeling alive are completely interlinked, and the way to be present with anything is by paying
real attention to it. We’re alive when a conversation holds our full attention; when we get engrossed in the pattern of a butterfly’s wings; when we know how to be present with a
feeling, even one of sadness, instead of pushing it to the background.

Because within the mundanity of his life, he is someone who engages so deeply with every single thing he does. He notices every detail, is fully present in every moment.

Elle parle aussi de l'excellent film Perfect Days sur la beauté de la simplicité de la vie quand on y fait attention.

Because within the mundanity of his life, he is someone who engages so deeply with every single thing he does. He notices every detail, is fully present in every moment.

Tout n'a pas besoin de sens dans la vie

there doesn’t need to be a meaning to everything; very often, it just is what it is. The best thing we can do is to have fun with the absurdity of it all, to pay enough attention to what’s
right in front of us to see it in its fullness.

The most mundane, slow life can feel like the most perfect one in the world if we stop seeking awe and meaning in something grandiose and elusive, and realize that it’s always been > right there.