Abraham Lincoln, a noted storyteller, recalled that "there was a farmer who had a very large shade tree towering over his house. It was a majestic-looking tree, and apparently perfect in every part -- tall, straight, and of immense size -- the grand old sentinel of his forest home.

One morning, while at work in his garden, the farmer saw a squirrel run up the tree into a hole; he wondered if the tree might be hollow.

He proceeded to examine the tree carefully and, much to his surprise, he found that the stately tree that he valued for its beauty and grandeur was hollow from top to bottom. Only a rim of sound wood remained, barely sufficient to support its own weight.

What was he now to do? If he cut it down, it would do great damage with its great length and enormous spreading branches. If he let it remain, his family was in constant danger. In a storm it might fall, or the wind might blow it down, and his house and children be crushed by it. What should he do?

As he turned away, he said sadly: "I wish I had never seen that squirrel!"

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WHEN something (i.e. squirrel) gets attention, WHAT next???...

• Is the choice to ignore "that squirrel attention getter" and quickly reverted back to what was being done BEFORE noticing the "squirrel"?
  or
  
• Is sufficient consideration given to WHY the "squirrel" got attention, and due diligence given to what could be the "ideal" next thoughts and actions to produce Desired Results?

ADHD dogs in the movie "Up" provided this "What if Thinker" with plenty of opportunities for noticing and investing time for careful considerations about what thoughts and actions might most harmonously align with manifesting "Ideal Desired Results"...

The first "steps" in an Ideal System are: Noticing followed by Focused Attention on ????

To learn what to FOCUS Attention ON so that the rest of the "steps" are SAFE, join in this Glorious Adventure of consistently manifesting Ideal Desired Results.

Cheers from Darlene Hedrick Sartore
http://www.AnEverBetterWorld.net