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The Forgotten Mug of Coffee is what triggered the distraction that sent me down several criss crossing brain paths!



Single Horse Painting of a blue, gold, raspberry, pink Treen and light blue and purple horse and feeder by Laurie Pace
©Laurie Pace       Graphics One Design 2026
I Can Never Get Enough
Oil on Canvas  SOLD  by Laurie Pace  

Have you ever wondered how many thoughts can run through your head at the same time?

This morning after church, Hubby went back for a forgotten coffee cup. What I expected to be five minutes became nearly fifteen, so I stood beneath a tree and watched families pass by. I noticed children, exchanged greetings and discovered that apparently boots and dresses are VERY popular with teenage girls this year. Who knew? 😂

It reminded me how easily we become distracted.

People. Food. Dogs. Traffic. Painting. Something someone said. Something we should have stopped thinking about three days ago.

Then I looked at this horse from 2016.

He has exactly one thing on his mind: whatever is in that feeder.

Perhaps mindfulness isn't about stopping every wandering thought. Maybe it is learning to notice where our thoughts are taking us—and deciding which ones deserve our attention.

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

There are things I truly can never get enough of: time with family, hugs from my grandchildren, music, painting, and moments that remind me to pay attention to the life happening right in front of me.

And possibly an apple fritter donut.

What can you never get enough of?  Elle


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Laurie is an international artist, her paintings are collected in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, DuBai, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, St Thomas, Romania, Greece, Croatia, and Ecuador.  

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