distractions

Eating Mindfully

September 1, 2011

I’ve been thinking about food a lot lately.  I’ve decided it’s time to clean up my act.  My diet has gone to pot in the past month with my move, Daddy’s diagnosis, and the death of Buttercup.  I’ve been eating crap and I feel like crap as a result.  Eating poorly also impacts me in [...]

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It’s a Lifestyle

February 11, 2011

I often experience fear as worry and distraction—one friend mentioned procrastination.  Worry, distraction, and procrastination are ways I can distance from the deep-seated fear.  As long as I’m caught up with worry and distraction, I don’t have to face the fear directly.  I can side step it.  This can go on for days, months, and [...]

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Handling a Vision

December 15, 2010

I am excited about a vision that has been taking form in me recently.  It’s just beginning to gel.  I have much energy for this vision, but I am in no way organized around it and it isn’t even fully formed.  I wish someone would swoop in and organize all my thoughts and ideas for [...]

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Minor Distractions

December 3, 2010

Ever notice how you get on a good roll and something comes along that derails you?  It doesn’t even have to be something major.  The minor distractions derail me more often.  In fact, I find the minor distractions to be insidious—able to keep my awareness from them, if I’m not careful.  When something major comes [...]

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Get Still and Breathe

March 25, 2010

The sanderling was scurrying around busily on this morning.  It was hard to capture a shot of the bird.  She finally paused long enough to cast a glance my way and I pressed the shutter. Lately, I’ve been busier than usual.  I don’t mind being busy when that busyness is focused, intentional, and toward a [...]

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