THE POWER OF ATTENTION!
You Know You Want It!
I was thinking about how important attention is to each and everyone of us.
As adults we don’t want to admit this to ourselves. But we all crave attention and validation as human beings.
It was big AH HA moment for me the day I was honest with myself and admitted just how much attention means to me. From the smallest gestures like a smile to receiving praise for a job well done. When we kid ourselves that recognition doesn’t matter, or that we are some how better than all of the other attention seeking humans, we cut of an authentic part of ourselves. We deny ourselves something very human. It is not being selfish, self-centered or egotistical. It is normal.
For me to realize the importance of attention in my life was freeing. I am not going to hide anymore. I know what I need and I am going to try and get it. I am not selfish, or immature, I am just human.
I used to feel ashamed for needing attention, maybe a childhood thing but not anymore. I may not always get the accolades I desire but I am certainly in the game.
And you know what, so is EVERYONE ELSE. So why shouldn’t you be?
Attention reinforces behavior, sometimes good, sometimes undesirable. If I keep giving my dog biscuits in an attempt to stop him from begging for…
