Day #7 Writing as Yoga Experience
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A journey for Clarity and a better understanding of the self…
Dharma
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Distractions
I know about this oh so well. It has been a busy, whirlwind of a day and I realized just before midnight that I hadn’t done my journaling for todays topic, “Distractions”. I found it interesting as I had thought about it a couple of times throughout the day but kept getting……..WAIT FOR IT………….DISTRACTED! 😉
I tried to skip it, for a brief moment I thought of it but it seemed kinda perfect, considering the reason I hadn’t yet completed it was because I had distractions all day.
It’s so easy to get distracted especially when you are a sensitive being and you pick up on the energy around you easily. I notice myself in a conversation with one person and then I see another person I know and my attention easily shifts to them and I get engaged in another conversation. I then catch myself and have to redirect back to the person I was originally speaking to.
I see this comes up in many areas of my life. When I attempt to cook, I forget and get distracted and then randomly remember once it’s too late and the oven has caught on FIRE! <—TRUE STORY
I will be working on something, let’s say for example the New Moon Report, then get distracted with another thing, an email I forgot to answer, a phone call, a chart reading, an astrology book, another project I am working on, a habitual FaceBook check, a text message….YOU NAME IT!
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It’s almost as if I enjoy distractions. It feels weird as I type this, almost like an admission of my need to continuously move my awareness from one thing to the next as if I am avoiding truly staying present. Obviously the presence makes me feel uncomfortable. More thoughts to ponder….
I know that I can focus in and get present and grounded easily when I try. I know this, because I practice it. When I practice Yoga/Meditation I can usually almost immediately center. I think this is why I love the practice so much and one of the MANY reasons I am so passionate about it. This is where I can finally come back to me. Meditation is what helps me be less distracted. And as times goes on you get better and better at incorporating it into your life and everything you do. LIVING YOUR YOGA. But, it’s always a practice.
I can distract in a variety of ways and in the past I definitely pushed the limit. Alcohol was always a big ‘go to’ for me. It seemed to lighten my load in a way that I really liked. But, my desire to control what I felt only backfired {and more than once} in random sensitivity and extreme vomiting only to have to make a trip{s} to the hospital and be injected with an IV for dehydration and to keep fluids in my body. It was a hard lesson learned. I so badly wanted to numb out my feelings of inadequacy. Self loathing at it’s finest. I couldn’t be more blessed to have found the tools I have found to strengthen my resilience.
I don’t feel most of us will ever be completely free of distraction. We are human. Workaholism, Television, Social Media, Sex, Relationships, Drama, Food, Drugs…the list could go on and on.
With the right “Tools” we CAN learn how to manage this and bring more balance into our life. This is what I have been on this earth learning.
This is my Dharma…..MY LIFE’S QUESTION AND WORK :: What healing tools can I use to improve my life, my mind, my perspective, my attitude, my emotions, my health?? This ONE little question has changed my life. Why?? Because it’s lead me to research and study what can be done, on quest for answers towards self improvement. Seek and You shall find. 🙂
Sharing this love, these healing tools, is what makes my heart SING and brings meaning to my life. I’m grateful to share it with others.
♥ J-Ma
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