Healthy Distractions

It's been a long time since I've written on this blog... I'm going to start up again, if for no other reason than I enjoy writing.

I don't write as much as I used to when I was younger and had more free time, but as with everything else in life, I believe if we want to do something bad enough, we will make the time. It is amazing how we always find time for things that matter to us the most.

I feel like it's only in writing that my real thoughts are able to be extracted without my mouth somehow fumbling them into being misunderstood. I mean that with all sincerity. I have a difficult time ever communicating how I really feel or what I am really thinking. Writing slows me down, and gives me freedom I don't carry in everyday conversation.

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While watching LOST the other night, I found myself interested in a scene where two of the main characters were discussing what to do about a problem. Jack (the doctor) walked into the house of Sawyer (the con-artist) demanding he stop reading his book and help fix the problem. Sawyer goes on to tell him that reading a book helps him think...

Sometimes the best thing we can do in life is completely step away from a problem or situation that has consumed us. It is that feeling I get playing music, a round of golf, or sitting around a fire with friends. Enjoying simple pleasures, all given to us by God, can set us free from the bondage we feel from a project or problem.

Sometimes taking a break, stopping, and stepping away can be the best use of our time.