Distractions

 

Distractions

“Modern life pulls at the mind from every direction. Even on quiet days, the volume of choices, cues, and opportunities for distraction is unlike anything evolution prepared us to handle.”                                                       

- Steven Kotler

The quote is a statement of fact. It does not offer a solution, nor suggest a method of coping. This is the world we live in. We are bombarded with information, opportunities, rabbit holes, and data. There is no answer nor solution. It is constant. This is not going to change. The key is to understand that, and deal with it. Know that if you let them, distractions will ruin progress and productivity. Seek quiet time and stillness, but know it is hard to find.

Should you care?

 Should you care?

Do you care about what people think about you? I think we all do to some degree. In certain aspects we probably should care, at least to some degree. But when we let that caring drive our decisions, or shape our outcomes, it can be dangerous. Caring what others think is one thing, letting it dictate to you is another. Consider this . . .

“You have to decide the degree to which you’re gonna care what other people think about you because that becomes your prison.”

                                                                        Dr. Gio Valiante

The Liars

 

The Liars

Great new song out by the Red Clay Strays, “Demons in Your Choir”.  Check it out. One of my favorite lines is . . .

“You know the devil keeps us company with all his bright and shiny things.”

Think about it. How true is that. But there is a higher meaning to the song as well. It is about the liars we all have in our lives. As the song title suggests, there are demons in places we don’t expect. Maybe the bigger point is that people and places are not always what they say they are!

Think about it and give a listen to “Demons in Your Choir”.

Be blessed.

Impact

 

Impact

Do you think about the impact you have on those around you? Do you seek ways to positively impact others? Are people whose lives cross paths with you better off for having met you? Challenging questions, no doubt.

What does impact really mean? What does it look like? How do you know if you have made an impact? There are lots of ways to serve and volunteer our time and talents. Great causes benefit from that. But we should want to make sure we are making an impact.

Not long ago, I heard a great statement about the concept of service and impact. I was at the graduation ceremony for Leadership Montgomery County, and a graduate included a very wise comment in her talk.  

           Service makes someone’s day better

           Impact makes someone’s life better

-       Rikki Wiggs, LMC Class of 2026

Go make an impact!