Perhaps an opportunity of our times is learning to “keep the main thing the main thing” – to quote 80s leadership guru Stephen Covey.
Yesterday, while meditating on my main thing, I noticed the energies of distraction and diversion floating around in the space. They looked like clouds with flashing lights – begging for my attention and blocking me from seeing my main thing clearly. It was easy to be a little mesmerized by the display that distraction and diversion were putting on.
What I found so amusing was that while I sat there in meditation – working to reclaim my attention and focus – tree trimmers on the neighboring street fired up not one but two chainsaws. A perfect outward noisy expression of the inner static created by distraction and diversion. And an even deeper invitation to practice owning the power of my attention and focusing on my main thing, regardless of what was happening in the environment.
I’m offering this reflection today – that perhaps a gift of our times is awareness and clarity when it comes to forces that want to distract and divert our focus, and that we get to practice reclaiming our attention for whatever our main thing is. And that is very powerful!
In light,
Elizabeth
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