Too Many Distractions
This morning
I’m working hard to stay focused. That’s because I’m sitting in front of a
plate that my son somehow left on the table last night. In it are the remains
of the food he was eating along with his knife and fork.
I’m working
hard to keep writing when I really want to wake him up to ask, “What happened
here?”
But I know
what happened. He was distracted by something and forgot to get back to his
plate; oh yeah and there is a glass too (don’t look up, keep writing.)
Our lives
are full of distractions; sometimes by happenstance and sometimes by design.
Let’s look
at the happenstance first. You plan to exercise, but as youget down on the floor
you notice the dirt under the bed and the distraction keeps you from exercising—no
you don’t clean under the bed either, because now you are distracted from everything.
Then there
is the distraction by design; this happens when you actually look for things to
do to keep you from the things you need to do; like work on yourself.
Our technological
world is full of distractions; cell phones, text messages and email; oh my,
have kept us from reading an entire book, or walking through our own
neighborhood.
Today, try
to stay focused on what you intend to do. Stay focused on what you are saying
eating, doing and do one thing at a time.
You will do
so much more when you focus on doing less. Stay true to your goals; even the
small ones and then when you are done, you can come and get my son’s plate.
Be you, be well, be
focused.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
Just reading this...oops, gotta dry my hair.
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