Life Distractions

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Today’s Blog Post


Life Distractions

“I just want my life back!” said my friend. I could see that was true after what the family has walked through in recent weeks. I also could clearly see what had distracted them from their life as it was.

I have experienced that as well. Everything is coasting along at “normal” then suddenly a series of events comes ploughing into life to mess up normal.

A few years ago my wife and I headed to Ottawa to take a few days away from work. It had been a long winter. As we drove the Highway #7 the ice cycles glistened from the rock walls along the highway. Beautiful.

It was about that beautiful moment that the Cell Phone rang. My wife answered and it was the church calling us. Dear Sister So and So had died and her funeral was to be in three days times – would I be able to do the funeral service?

Yep. No problem. On the Cell Phone for the next few miles we made all the arrangements and then arrived in Ottawa to enjoy our time off. We couldn’t stop and turn around, the hotel room was paid for. We decided to try the nights away – even though this sad event was unfolding around us and before us.

Life is easily distracted to say the least.

In my personality type that’s even more true that ever before.

Now some say that it is simply my personality that causes this to happen. Maybe so.

But the circumstances in my life are not my personality… these some times change rapidly and then I react to it all.

It makes me wonder at times how some people cope with what they face. How do they do it with the major distractions that they have now?

For example to all that is happening I add the media in all its forms. My TV and Radio both are my favourite distractions, planned and allowed into my life.

Yesterday in the Mall, while I was Demonstrating Tatting, I watched the youth walking together. As they passed by my space they were speaking with each other but at the same time both thumbs were rapidly working the miniature keyboard – texting at least two other people but watching the pauses in their testing, they could well be texting at least dozen other people at the same time they talked to each other.

I am an observer of people. And a Mall is a great place to watch this.

How is your life Distraction today? If it was measured on a Distraction Metre – how would you do?

Recently I have watched a family go on a camping trip. The stuff that they pushed and shoved into their vehicle was amazing. We went to see the folks at their campsite. There behind the trailer was a Satellite Dish anchored down with stones… they just had to receive their favourite Distraction and being that it is not hard to carry a DISH – bingo you have TV.

Are you that bad?

Could you unpack the tent and set up camp and just sit to listen to the sounds around you?

I came into my spacious Hotel Room this afternoon and immediately turned on the TV. It was too quiet!

~ Murray Lincoln ~
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