Distractions

Dear Friends,

My kids got me one of those digital picture frames a year ago for Christmas…I loved it, but like any reasonable person, I immediately put it on the shelf and didn’t set it up until my son came home a couple of months ago and set it up for me.  Since that time I’ve had a great time looking through my facebook memories daily, finding old pictures and sending them to the frame, and then being delighted when I see them again.

Sometimes we need distractions from the distractions, right?

Of late I’ve been taking a lot of epsom salt baths.  I find epsom salt baths to be super relaxing and soothing to sore muscles and overworked bodies and it’s just a nice practice to soothe and relax.  But, more importantly, I put my phone in a different room, I take my old as the hills kindle with me, and I sit in the bath and read a book while soaking.

It’s easy to get sucked into the anxiety of doomscrolling that we all inevitably get sucked into…and it’s hard to keep the chatter from our minds and bodies.  But I think there are ways we can find purposeful and meaningful distractions from the distractions.  Perhaps that’s a nice soak in an epsom salt bath. Perhaps it’s a walk with a friend where we leave our phones behind.  Perhaps it's taking a class or wandering in the woods or finding old pictures to put in frames.

We can’t live distractedly all the time…but I think some well-placed purposeful distractions in our lives can do us good.

Have an amazing week, my friend.

Love
Krista