The Land of Distraction

Of all the conveniences my phone offers, chief among them is distraction. Distraction conveniently distracts me. As long as my phone is within reach, I have a free ticket to Distraction, land of the unnecessary.

I can check the weather on my phone instead of stepping outside to feel the breeze and smell the fresh with a touch of Canadian haze North Dakota air.

I can scroll through my friend’s Facebook page instead of meeting up for coffee to fully show up in that person’s life.

I can clean off the counter that will most certainly re-clutter within the hour instead of looking into the faces of the beloved people responsible for the re-clutter.

There are a hundred distractions in a moment. Each distraction whisks you into the land of the unnecessary. You can scroll your way through an entire day only to miss the handful of delights. There are a handful of delights in a day, yours for the taking.

In the conversation or prayer, a view of the sky, the smell of a ripe peach, or the feel of someone’s hand in yours, the delights are uncomplicated. And there are enough of them to savor, to proclaim, and to wait attentively for the next one.

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