Principle Six
You’re Looking Right at It
All right. You checked where it’s supposed to be, where it was last used, or where it might have been casually tossed. And it wasn’t there.
Or…was it?
It is possible to look directly at a missing object and not see it. This is due to the agitated state of mind that often accompanies a misplacement. Go back and look again. It may be staring you in the face.
Occasionally, our distress is such that not only do we overlook an object—we forget what we’re looking for! To avoid this, repeatedly murmur the name of the object. (“Potholder, potholder, potholder.”)
But why the agitation? Have we forgotten the second C? Return to your armchair and get calm.
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Was your object there?
If so, skip ahead to “A Final Word.”
If not, onward to Principle Seven.
