Be Still My Monkey Mind

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The urban dictionary defines monkey mind as roaming attention that constantly seeks new objects. I employ my monkey mind to serve creativity. Disparate thoughts capture my attention and sometimes the Muse shows up and connects them. More often though, my monkey turns feisty, grabs at every attractive email, Facebook and Twitter link, shakes it, tastes it, and tosses it aside until I am spent. That’s why I decided to do an e-Fast.

I turned off my cell phone and tablet...