Life's Little Distractions

One of the best moments in the movie "The Blind Side" was when Michael is in football practice and has some guy in a hold and instead of finishing the play, he gets distracted by a couple of loose balloons floating up into the sky. I watch that and it reminds me of many moments in my life. I actually remember in my second blog about Larchmont's Brick House, I got distracted from the topic at hand and ended up blogging about two flies mating on a window sill.

I am finding that lately, I am more easily distracted than normal. Some may question if I have ADHD which I do joke about at times, but I don't have it. I tested and passed. I then acted my way through anther test and failed to see if medication would help and although it did a little bit, it wasn't worth the clenched jaw all day and feeling like I needed to smoke a carton of cigarettes. I needed to rest every other day from the adderral hangover. For people who don't need it, adderrall is legal crack. I do not recommend it.

What I am getting at here kids, is that when pondering my temporary lack of focus in life, I was getting aggravated with myself for not being better at being disciplined in every aspect of my life. I was distracted by the Fed-Ex guy that came to my work the other day - why? Well, he was cute. As a result, I totally forgot to call the lady that was doing my taxes at the time she asked and felt like an idiot. I was distracted by a homeless man crossing the street in a sequined jacket and thigh-high boots and in return I sat in a dead stop at a green light until it turned red again (luckily there was no one behind me). I get distracted every morning and either forget to take my vitamins which is pretty much always... forget to eat breakfast which slows down my metabolism and makes me grouchy come lunch time, or forget my laptop which makes me late (and I LOATHE being late). Last night I got distracted by the face mask I put on and catching up on some DVR and I forgot to go to see my friend Brianna's show that I told her I would go to. Just completely forgot! And that made me a flake and flakes I have a lot to say about... and its not pretty. These are just a couple examples of MANY.

For the past few weeks, I have been a real scatterpuss but in sitting down tonight to write this blog, I realized that it has been good for me. I am still getting the same quality of work done, I am sleeping better, I have more energy, and I feel pretty motivated and confident. I think distractions have actually made me more relaxed and happier.

The moral of this story? Go ahead and get excited about that guy/girl in your life that you have no reason yet to be excited about - it'll make you happier (just don't think you are gonna get married next week and become scary). Take a break and look out the window for awhile. If a song you like comes on at work, stop what you are doing and sing every word of it (lip sync if you have to). Say hello to the person you see every day crossing the street to work or outside of your apartment building. Take the 5 seconds to say thanks to someone who held the door for you, let you go first at a four way stop, or let you go first in line. Actually stop and go into that store that you stare at every day and make a note that you want to go. Get distracted! You will meet new people, learn new things, and force your brain to think about something new which is just absolutely necessary. It's so easy to wake up and do the same things every day and not think twice about it. And NO! I don't mean do the same things every day and just do them in a different order. Take time for yourself. You know that old saying... Stop and smell the roses why don't cha?

Sometimes, just do what you feel like doing. Please yourself, not everyone else.

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