If it so pleases the court, I offer into exhibit the following:
– that distraction is the enemy of us all
– that distraction has been deliberately usurped by the enemy of all acts of creation and works of art
– that distraction has a new meaning that implies you deserve to allow yourself to succumb to it
– that distraction is a form of respite from an otherwise troubling life
– that distraction would lead you to believe that you are incapable of finding your own antidote to the whirlwind of modern life
– that distraction must be exposed for the insidious, withering evil that it is
– that your spirit needs liberation of the heart and focus of the Higher Self to find true replenishment
– that your spirit longs for opportunities to concentrate your mental faculties on what is good in your life, not the distractions of what you COULD have if you were skinnier, more muscular, smarter, or the owner of a snazzy hot rod
– and that distraction sucks energy from your moments and us in reality the antithesis of what a weary spirit craves: relaxation
It is my belief that relaxation is the state of present, centered being wherein all distraction has been banished. It is tranquility and stillness; quiet and calm; light and love.
Don’t allow yourself to be fooled into believing that anything you can buy or that can be bought for you will give you that state of being. It isn’t something that can come from outside yourself, in my experience. A gift you are not ready to receive isn’t worth nearly as much as we would want to believe, so don’t put the accountability for your happiness into the hands of another. Worse, do not abdicate ownership to forces outside and beyond your control.
Instead, recognize that the relaxation for which you are longing starts with you. It lives inside of you, and you must claim it from within before you can allow itself to manifest externally. Only then will you be able to truly enjoy the release and return to balance you deserve.
Sometimes a glass of wine helps. I’m just saying.
Illuminate Possibilities 