The Quality of Our Lives

The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention.

Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
—Epictetus (~50-135 AD)

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.
—Viktor Frankl

Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens keep learning and growing. Find what you love and find a way to share it with others.

I thought of these a lot yesterday morning as I spent an hour or two with Century Link while they verified there was problem with our internet line and scheduled a repair trip. Someone is supposed to come out on June 24 between 8 am and 5 pm. Fingers crossed!

I think the most interesting thing is they couldn’t schedule a repair unless I gave them a cell phone number. Apparently our landline number is useless for that. It isn’t a problem for us, but I do think it’s funny.

While I was waiting for responses from the fellow on chat I played with doodling. This is my favorite,

The others weren’t worth saving, but that’s fine too. Doodling is for the fun of it, not for results.

June 14, 2026