Comments on: Are All Distractions—Squirrel!—Bad?

By: JeanWise

JeanWise — Fri, 13 May 2022 18:18:39 +0000

Love that cartoon. and 23 minutes??? Yikes. So glad you presented both sides to distractions. And isn’t the world overflowing with them? no wonder we can’t focus

By: David

David — Thu, 12 May 2022 23:09:53 +0000

In reply to Lynn D. Morrissey. Dear Lynn, thank you for these two comments on Denise Levertov. I will definitely look her up. This one about Adam’s distraction, wandering away from God, is very powerful.

By: David

David — Thu, 12 May 2022 22:54:44 +0000

Very wise. Sticky distractions are the worst. I am starting to scatter good distractions around, and make it easy to jump to them from the more negative ones. Bought a new page-a-day diary & I’m writing short prayers every day; new Christian accounts I’m following on FB & Twitter; a yoga mat always laid out in my WFH office. I put His face all around me and train myself to look for Him.

By: Lauren Renee Sparks

Lauren Renee Sparks — Thu, 12 May 2022 21:17:11 +0000

When I was a young mom with tons of interruptions to quiet time or any other project I was trying to work on, I trained myself to see them as divine interruptions and look for what God had for me and my littles in them.

By: Lynn D. Morrissey

Lynn D. Morrissey — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:21:29 +0000

The poem I shared yesterday by Denise Levertov, had a few typing glitches which I had not recognized. I just discovered this, and it’s correct; plus, it includes a very interesting commentary. I really enjoyed reading & applying. I think Denise is in so many words talking about inappropriate squirrelness which fragments when we are distracted by the world–opposite of the good squirrelness Lisa mostly shares in her fascinating, excellent blogpost.

https://anglicancompass.com/denise-levertovs-on-a-theme-by-thomas-merton/

By: Lesley

Lesley — Thu, 12 May 2022 17:49:24 +0000

I like how you point out that distractions can be used in a positive way. It made me think, we often do that with children, but maybe we should be more intentional in distracting ourselves too!

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:17:21 +0000

You’re so rt to look for distractions when you know you are in negative territory-grt Advice!

By: Donna B Reidland

Donna B Reidland — Thu, 12 May 2022 12:51:07 +0000

This made me think of 1 Corinthians 10.13 where it says God will give us a way of escape when we’re facing temptation. That squirrel might actually be a blessing sent from God.

By: PaulaShort

PaulaShort — Wed, 11 May 2022 20:29:09 +0000

Lisa, I really had to chuckle here. This is so me, LOL! ?? I totally agree that some squirrel distractions are helpful, causing us to pause and reflect. UP is one of my favorite movies.
Visiting today from Let’s Have Coffee #20

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Wed, 11 May 2022 19:42:27 +0000

We always hear of distractions as a negative thing. But when they distract us from being negative … they can be a good thing 🙂 “Move forward once distractions have served their purpose.”