Windy wheat and hay

do you see yourself ?

Is it always windy in Kansas? It sure has been since we arrived. It’s a beautiful morning as we are setting out. Like the John Denver song , “…windy Kansas wheat fields…” So many possible wheat fields, I can’t tell if they are wheat, lots of hay too. Do you know about wishing on hay and looking away.? Plenty of wish opportunities and wind in Kansas.

G pointed out that I can’t know if it’s always windy here because I don’t really know Kansas at all. Ive been around myself all my life and sometimes I don’t know myself. It occurred to me that I sometimes pay selective attention. Not on purpose, but some things stand out and some don’t.

Yesterday we thought it would be nice to eat outside. We got our order to go and headed toward a nice looking park. We’d been cooped up in the car all day so it seemed like a good idea. Fresh air, a short walk, why not? Well. One word: wind. We had ironically just seen the Wizard of Oz Dorothy house in the same town. I said something about the plausiblity of a house lifting in off the ground…

Try to take a bite of food, hold onto a napkin, and the box, even with hair pulled back. Take a sip of water? It was like being in a wind tunnel. The wind was blowing in several directions so I couldn’t NOT pay attention to wind in Kansas.

Since I was wishing on a lot of hay, I was noticing that too. These things had my attention. I have learned about attention and intention. I have learned that what I give my attention to seems bigger and more memorable, but the best thing I’ve learned is that I can decide what I want to place my attention on and make that more in my life. I may get distracted by wind or people or situations, but I love knowing that I have a say in where I place my attention.

Do I know me? Do I know where I want to end up in ten years? Feeling joy and love and still having fun…