Distraction

Life pulls us a thousand ways, how do we stay on track?

Its been more than my usual few days between posts.
I got distracted. I've been more manic than usual this past week and my mind is like a magpie, drawn to a million shiny things. I get these bursts of creativity, a massive pull to make something. This week I've made wallets out of duct tape and paracord braided accessories. All usefully useless in the the grand scheme of things.

I'm not the only person in the world that does this, it's certainly not a uniquely bi-polar affliction. We get distracted from our goals, dreams, responsibilities and loved ones very easily. We're never really happy for long, we always search for the next thing to occupy our time and cure our idle hands.

Focus is the cure for distraction, with strong focus its easy to stay on track. It's useful to have visual reminders of what the end goal is, what you are living for. My PC desktop at work is a picture of Vancouver, and all over our house are reminders that happiness, love and positivity are our main aims.

Some of the little distractions we have in life are fun and enriching, they add value to our lives. I, for example play a game called Ingress. It's a location based, augmented reality game for smartphones, and is a massive distraction. But last month it took me to London on a great day out, and I've met loads of really interesting people that have expanded my circle. Mainly good things have come from being distracted by Ingress! (My other half might not agree...)

As long as we are walking in the right direction, the path we take doesn't matter. If we step off it for a while and go off road, if we take a detour to see something beautiful, then so be it. As long as we don't forget where we are going all together, or get lost along the way.