Attention

Pay. Give. Hold. Demand. Undivided, Limited. Deficit.

All words associated with our attention. Often parts of phrases clamoring to receive some amount of it. The words have an air of desperation to them. Presumably underscoring how difficult a task it is to receive it for any length of time.

The poet, Mary Oliver, wrote frequently of our attention. Imploring us to pay more attention to the natural world around us.…