{"id":320,"date":"2019-11-21T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/21\/writing-prompt-thursday-attention\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T13:30:00","slug":"writing-prompt-thursday-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/21\/writing-prompt-thursday-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Prompt Thursday: Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Complete this thought: “I wish I had paid more attention when…”<\/b>
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\nWow, for the first time since I started doing these, I’m actually blank. I think that’s because, for the most part, I’m happy with my life. My boys are nearly grown (legally, they are but they’re still in college, etc) and I feel as if I did a good job with them. To go back and change anything to do with that may change the outcome. That’s the sticking point for me. If I had paid more attention to something, would I have done something differently? What affect would that have on things?<\/p>\n

Maybe I could have paid more attention in school. I was always a good student, but like every kid, there were times I just wasn’t focused. Maybe I could have been more on top of filling in baby books, but I was pretty busy being mom. Maybe I could have\/should have paid more attention to anyone who told me that it would be important to take care of myself and not just everyone else.<\/p>\n

Yep, that’s probably the best answer that I can come up with. It took me way too late in life to realize the importance of taking care of me. It’s led to some health issues and a struggle to remember that it’s okay to just unwind and relax. I don’t always have to be on.<\/p>\n

What do you wish you’d paid more attention to?<\/p>\n

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