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How do we cultivate mindfulness in a distracted world?
MINDFULNESS 101
We used to climb trees and draw maps in the dirt,
Now we scroll 'til our necks and our eyeballs both hurt.
We tap and we swipe ‘til the day disappears
Just feeding the beast we created from fears.
We used to take walks and play games without rules
Now we’re numbing our brains on those digital fools
It’s not that we’re lazy or lacking in drive,
The apps were designed to eat us alive!
They beep and they buzz with a million alerts,
Each click is a hook in our brain (and it hurts!).
They told me to focus, to schedule, to track,
To train my attention and claw my mind back!
No screens in the bathroom, the kitchen, or bed…
Just tied my screen to our puppy dog’s head!
I tried every trick, every tool, every hack,
But still I was stuck in unending feedback.
Until that great day when I simply stood back
I locked up my phone, my iPad, my Mac
I walked through the door and I felt my soul sigh
This was the peace that I could not deny
I sat very still and looked up at the sky
The birds were not mad when I didn’t reply