Activity

Not making activity into distraction

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

an activity can either be a distraction
— distraction from pain/hurt/discomforting mental states —
or a way to fully engage with the pain
be it doing the laundry
washing the dishes
or making a cup of tea
by not expecting the experience
— the activity —
to be in any way different from what is
not fantasizing happy mode of existence
as one engages with it without distracting from…