Wow - thought provoking piece. This especially strikes me: "Take one side-step away from the distraction. Look."

We are so distracted by everything that we aren't noticing anything. I see people talking on their cell phones at all hours of the day and night. We are a society of over-connected, non-communicators. The basic messages of being human: make eye contact, be polite etc are going by the wayside.

Let's become less distracted and focus on the present.My very best ideas and inspiration come from conversations with my friends and family.
Thanks for making me think!