THE MIND BOGGLES!!

Change Your Life | Thursday August 27th 2026 No. 979

 

 

 

 

This Week's Reflection

 

Everyday life is full of distraction, challenge and, let's be honest, involvement with people with whom we would never, in our wildest dreams, wished to be involved.

 

If you haven't yet experienced the pain of the final point above - involvement where involvement actually hurts and damages us - then you need to have a quick look at today's Quick Tip!

 

Normal crazy people, that's most people, crave your attention. Generally speaking, when they hang out with you in your apparent shared tribe, that's what they're after... your attention. When the ask your advice, that's not what they're actually looking for, they're looking for... your attention.

 

And, when they manage, as they invariably do, to drag you into their drama, that's all they're looking for... your attention.

 

There's only one winner in all this - and it is certainly not you. Indeed, it's debatable as to whether there's any real winner at all but that's neither here nor there for our purposes this morning.

 

Instead, I'm simply pointing out a key and necessary purpose for you and I and anyone who actually wants to live life in the moment: do and say what needs to be done and said to avoid your attention being hijacked by normal crazy people, bearing in mind that, at times, doing or saying nothing is the right thing.

 

Look after Number One first.