10 Distractions We Often Avoid

The obvious distraction such as a barking dog, a honking horn or a neighbor yelling at the poor delivery person may not be the cause of our annoyance at all. There's a good chance that the cause of our annoyance is within us and had been for a very long time.

When ever I think about perfection I'm reminded of the old catch phrase "Pie In The Sky." It's an old saying I heard growing up and it means simply, an impossible, unlikely, or fanciful idea or plan..

Anytime we set ourselves with an aim to accomplish impossible things located in an imaginary future we set ourselves up for failure and disappointment.

The practice of mindfulness teaches us to let go of perfections and goals and instead asks us to pour everything we have and everything we are into each moment. Mindfulness allows us to stop grasping at the future and instead be on fire right Here, Right Now... Believe me is we practice mindfulness the past and future we used to best ourselves up with will disappear.

When we hold onto the imagined memories of our past we cease to hold on to reality.

Just like the past the future also is not based in reality, it's based in wishes, dreams and hopes. Waiting for things to change in the future is not only foolish it can prevent us from getting on with life in the present moment.

Jonesing for Wealth is the disease of "IF ONLY." If only I had enough money I'd be happy, if only they knew the real me they'd love me, if only I had a big house people would find me impressive. Money, money money makes the world go round, right? It's not the money that's the problem it's the "IF ONLY."

I wonder if my car if as impressive as my neighbors? How often do we compare our things to the things of others? How often do we compare our friends with the friends of others? Do you vote for someone because they look better than the other candidate? Have your dated people who compare well with who your friends date, or who famous people might date?

Think about how you compare aspects of your life with those of others.

The relentless accumulation of things can easily turn into an obsession. You may think only poor people become horders but you'd be wrong. Whenever the need to have more and more takes a central role in your life it is a huge distraction to being happy.

It's nice to be loved and seen, that's not the problem. It's when we crave notoriety that we become our craving, now that's worrisome.

If you've ever watched a cat chase it's tail then you know how foolish it looks. Happiness is not a comodity that can be bought, it's not a possession we need to cling to. Happiness is state of being that occurs when we deal make peace with our internal distractions.

Judging ourself is a bit like continually punishing someone or something that stepped out of line in the past. How long must we punish ourself?

What can one say about indifference? Phew! Take a breath and comeback to life, rejoin the flow.

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