Distraction - Another Type of Motivation, Learning, Growth

    What is a distraction? It can be a temptation, sure. Especially if the distraction bleeds into other parts of life where it distracts to the point and it takes a person away from their normal duties or obligations.

    This could be food, or drugs, or entertainment, or another person or thing. Even work, making money could be an unhealthy distraction. All things can distract, be it physical or mental, or emotional.

    Distractions do not have to be truly tempting, or pernicious. For me, there is sports that we compete in, which is healthy, which can be a part of hobbies or exercises. However, some of these habits or entertainments can be beyond the pail, therefore, an ineffective distraction. If I watch too much college football, then that could be a detrimental distraction.

    It is normal to have distractions in life. Many or all of us go through them.

    Sometimes they are needed to teach us lessons, to grow with it, resist it, be motivated or educated by it.

    May we get through the worst or hardest distractions, and be the better for it.

    Make sense? I think that I have made it through it many distractions; maybe I have a few more to go through? Perhaps I have made it through the biggest ones?

    

    Possibly. 

    We learn, we grow, and we must learn to forgive or move on past the problems beset upon ourselves and others. We have to pardon our own faults and those of others.

    That is healthy and normal.

    And again, maybe certain distractions are meant to make us stronger, wiser, better. Getting past these temptations or side distractions help us move ahead and put us where we are supposed to be.

    Was Jesus tempted? Yes? Was Siddhartha Gautama? Were all people, at one point or another, distracted and way laid?

    Yes. All of the above.

    Join the human race. Do not be too distracted by distractions. Take them in stride and keep going!

    Love yourself and others, and head to the main thing, which is where you and I are supposed to be.