{"id":4413,"date":"2016-02-05T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/?p=4413"},"modified":"2016-02-05T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T22:27:09","slug":"hows-your-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/2016\/02\/05\/hows-your-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"How&#8217;s Your Focus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In Focus<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Out of Focus<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Laser Focus<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Focal Point<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"lake\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13-1030x689.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13-1500x1004.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2011-11-12-08.25.13-705x471.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As soon as I could walk I had a camera in my hand. My father\u2019s passion was photography. He went to photography school when I was a baby then commenced shooting everything possible. Of course I ended up the subject on the other side of the lens many days. One of my favorite pictures is of me at age three taking a picture of my father who was actually talking a picture of me. At three, I knew nothing about focus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In my pre-teen years I caught the photography bug and entered the dark room, manually dipping paper in solution and watching the images come to life. I learned about aperture, shutter speed and focus. I learned how to focus on what was directly in front of the lens or how to focus on something in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"wet snow 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3-1030x689.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3-1500x1004.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wet-snow-3-705x471.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But focus is relative, relative to what we see and how we see it. Life experience has a way of morphing, contorting and distorting our focus. While I tend to see ONLY in the present, I think that is a distorted and often out of focus view when compared to how my heavenly Father sees. His FOCUS is perfect, all encompassing, crisp and sharp. [bctt tweet=&#8221;Focus is really about being centered and balanced from whatever vantage point we find ourselves.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"buds ready to bloom1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1-1030x689.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1-1500x1004.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/buds-ready-to-bloom1-705x471.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How\u2019s your focus?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0224.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0224-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"light waves\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0224-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0224-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0224-705x468.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0224.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Open the eyes of our hearts Lord so that we have your <strong>FOCUS<\/strong>. Let us be centered, rooted, grounded and balanced \u2013 FOCUSED in You.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy to connect with others sharing on the topic of FOCUS at <a href=\"http:\/\/katemotaung.com\">Five Minute Frida<\/a>y,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabahjoy.com\">Grace &amp; Truth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As always, it is my prayer that you\u2019ve been <em>Inspired To Live Fully<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Focus &nbsp; Out of Focus &nbsp; Laser Focus &nbsp; Focal Point &nbsp; &nbsp; As soon as I could walk I had a camera in my hand. My father\u2019s passion was photography. He went to photography school when I was a baby then commenced shooting everything possible. 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