Mid-September 2026 Newsletter

Hello, and a Moving-forward softly Mid-September to you!
Welcome, or welcome back, to my newsletter. Today's issue is about distractions and focus. Enjoy!

Whether you're still hanging onto that last lazy bit of relaxation from summer vacation, or gearing up to face a new job or new semester at school, my guess is you have too many tasks or people wanting your attention at the same time. A central principle of vision improvement is seeing what's in the center of your vision best, then everything else around that in the periphery less clearly. You can shift your gaze to see something else clearly with your central vision, you just can't see multiple points equally well in the same instant.

Folks may brag about how skilled they are at multi-tasking, although they are probably focusing on one task to make progress there, then quickly moving to a second task, then returning to the first one, not truly doing more than one thing in the same slice of time. Visual focus starts with mental focus, with your attention, and your intention to see as clearly as you can, being aligned. If a distraction momentarily pulls your focus away from your primary goal, you'll need to make a decision whether to give your attention to that.

Blurred focus, or blurry vision, is often blurred attention. If I look out the window and scan gently over the fence in front of the house next door, just easily and curiously letting it emerge into greater clarity, the details become more vivid. If I try to see two adjacent fence posts at the same time, or both sides of the same fence post equally well, I start to get a headache, and my vision blurs. "One thing at a time" should be the goal, in seeing and in many other activities too, with that period of time being as brief or as lengthy as you choose.

In the past week alone I've had 3 or 4 conversations about, or personal experiences with, the importance of nervous system regulation before taking any significant action. We know if we're rattled and upset, we may make mistakes or say something we don't mean. If we allow our jangled nerves to hijack our focus away from what we're trying to do, it probably won't go well. When that distraction or interruption is your own emotional state and not another individual, it's not so easy to turn your back on it or to tell the distraction (which is part of you!) to wait.

When distracted by my own upset, as soon as I'm aware this is happening (and it's not always as soon as I'd like) I stop what I'm doing. I could be rushing and getting anxious, or starting to worry about something not working properly. Whatever the situation, first I have to recognize what's actually happening. When I manage to stop myself, maybe getting physically away from my computer (which is often where this occurs), I take a slow deep breath to start the reset. If I'm getting upset, it's clear I need a reset, and this re-direction can only begin if I slow myself down.

The more I follow this vision improvement path, the more I'm reminded how remaining calm and centered is fundamental to seeing clearly. I used to be desperate to discover the secret to fixing my limited vision, which I know now was not defective or broken, but only strained. Instead of distracting myself with anxious worry about not being able to see well enough, I keep my focus on how healthy my eyes are, and on all I know to do to help them relax. Merely blinking a bit or closing my eyes for a few seconds or taking a break from screens to take a walk and look at Nature can be healing for my busy mind (where vision actually happens), and for my eyes too. Give all of yourself, body and brain and vision, a hefty dose of peace and tranquility, then notice how much that helps.

Rushing and treating minor tasks as urgent has been one of the main habits contributing to my emotional upset, my distracted focus, and my blurry vision. To read more on this, click here.

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Let me know what you've wondered about concerning energy medicine or vision or dreams. I'll be glad to write a short article addressing that topic. Thank you to those who have sent me questions, or see a question you asked me in a private session written about here. You're helping many other people! Enjoy the second half of this sailing-toward-the-future month of September. I'll write again in a few weeks. Take care!