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I Honestly Intended to be More Productive... I'm Just so Distracted.

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This episode of Enchanted Beast Podcast answers the Essential question of why I allow myself to be distracted from completing the tasks I need to complete.

Focus: Intentional Living or Living on Purpose

I've started reading a little book titled, Everyday Mindfulness: 365 Ways to a Centered Life (365 Ways to Everyday...) by Bounty Book.  I am determined to live my life intentionally as opposed to simply allowing life to happen around me.  I've discovered several important fact about intention in the 16 days I've been practicing mindfulness.

  1. The intentions behind my actions are more important than the actions themselves.
  2. I am allowing myself to be distracted as a way of avoidance and escape whatever I may be feeling.
  3. It's important to know and understand the difference between how I feel and what my emotional state is.

    4. My Good Intentions (feelings):

    • Designed to make me feel better about what I do
    • Create the illusion of taking responsibility for my actions
    • Provide a sense of purpose and stability
    • Lead me down the slippery slope to hell :)

      • My Inevitable Descent into Hell ( feelings):

      • I give myself a lot of wiggle-room in my boundaries
      • I play the 'what if' game with myself about possible outcomes
      • I make plausible excuses to push beyond the established boundary
      • I set myself up to fail... and then I accept the failure as an inevitability

        • My Acceptance of My Place in Hell (feelings):

        • I settle in for the long ride, and find a sense of pride in myself for doing so
        • I develop selective memory when it comes to my standards and goals
        • I extend my stay in the name of deeper understanding and research
        • I fail miserably and refuse to acknowledge my failure is of my own construction

          • My Reality Check (emotions):

          • I am irritated with my lack of focus, progress, and passion.
          • I am apathetic about pretty much everything that used to excite me.
          • I am aloof in my interactions with other people whom I love and care about.
          • I am the architect of my own demise.

            • My New Good Intentions (emotions):

            • I intend to manage feelings of stress by acknowledging I need help and accepting I can't control anything outside of me
            • I intend to deal with feeling of being overwhelmed by allowing those who look to me for guidance and strength to see my vulnerabilities. 
            • I intend to overcome feeling of inadequacies by honoring my right to say 'no' and claim sacred space and time for myself.
            • I intend to maintain a healthy, positive, and balanced state of mind by acknowledging, experiencing, and releasing whatever I feel in a specific moment.

              • Final Thoughts:

              I thought my bibliophilia was the root of my distractions; however, I realize my bibliophilia is simply a way for me to continue to live my life unintentionally... without purpose or reason.

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