Focus

Do you ever feel like you are running in circles trying to catch your own tail, but just can't quite get there? I have...and moments when it is so out of control I feel like every inch of hair is on end and I am like a mad woman.

LT...Mad Woman 

I am the queen of doing this. If I have a moment of down time I quickly fill it.

I am not good at sitting down and doing just one task. I frequently have my laptop open while checking an email and also get on my phone to scroll through Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. When I ride to my lake house with someone else driving I don't sit and enjoy the ride, but I either hop around radio stations or listen to multiple books/podcasts.

My morning motivations have been guiding me to be more focused. This stresses me out a bit because I don't know what to cut out to help me focus more. I like the recommendations about stopping scrolling, though it is a challenge for sure. Meditation is supposed to help quiet the mind and help with focus. I still struggle with letting my thoughts stop, but I can now go 10 seconds..so that is an improvement. 

I spent last weekend with my mom. Although we ran around a bit, we spent a good 19 hours just chilling out at our lake house. We sat on our deck and played cards. We read. I wrote a bit. I still checked all my social media, but I wasn't scrolling thru my feeds as much. I always feel like life slows down when we're at the lake and that helps me stay focused through the week.

Love my lake

There are a lot of suggestions out there to help us live a better quality life. Getting focused is one I am going to continue to work on. As with all of life, it is work in progress. For now, I will take one task at a time. I will find time for quiet. I will schedule one major task per day. I will aim my focus on what makes me happy and calm.

 If it helps me to be better at making others feel better or to spend more quality time with my loved ones, I am all for it.