How Can A Spiritual Seeker Stay Away From Distractions And Avoid The Avoidance (AKA Intertia)

When you are a bit of a spiritual seeker like me then we often really wanna go up into a more blissful state of being. Perhaps it’s like we are looking for more euphoric and idealistic experiences we can’t really seem to have them so much.

Maybe because we have experienced a couple of spiritual awakenings and have been able to envision a brighter picture of life itself.

When we have experienced “the bigger” picture we now have to “come back to Earth”, integrate and ground that picture into our day-to-day existence. And that’s where many spiritual seekers can struggle. (Including myself).

As spiritual seekers we want to evolve into more intuitive, empathic, and caring human beings. But when we go back in the “real world” that is less intuitive and empathic about others and nature itself we simply do not longer want to participate.

That’s why many of us empaths want to work from home and for ourselves. We want to teach the world how to open the heart and become more intuitive and empathic. This is what our world really needs (and wants) to evolve into.

However, as exciting as this might sound this so-called “cause, mission, or purpose” can also have many challenges.

One of these challenges is the “work-from-home isolation bubble.” Like what we are really searching for (more authentic connections) seems to become only further and further away.

Because social media ain’t always that social. It ain’t always that place where we can find truly meaningful and authentic connections.

For me, social media only works to stay in touch with people who I have actually met in real life. From a marketer / entrepreneurial point of view, I do understand the importance of constantly making new connections through networking. But as an introvert that ain’t really “my thing”.

Or creating online spiritual content ain’t always that spiritual. Although I do believe creativity is a form of channeling ;-).

What happens when we start to feel lonely and isolated?

We have made the decision to withdraw from the harsh reality of human survival and have taken on the journey of working for ourselves in a comfortable spiritual bubble. Now what?

Yes, this so-called bubble may prevent us from participating in a harsh environment that sucks the life force and creativity out of us.

But this cozy environment we can feel at home may also cause many distractions. I mean… what is a “home” all about?

For me, it’s a place to come home, relax and chill. Cook nice food, watch a movie, a Netflix series, and restore for another day of living your purpose.

And before you know it you can’t get anything done of the “less so easy” and more mundane stuff. Because a home environment is meant to chill down.

Or if you are always in busy active getting stuff done mode it actually might be more challenging to shift off. The line between work and relaxation becomes very thin.

I mean for myself as a content creator. It’s much more than pressing play on my camera. I have to research topics, editing, optimizing my videos for Search Engines, writing this blog post and so much more! It would have been so much easier if I could just press play and the YouTube Algorytms Gods would do all the work for me.

Unfortunately after hundreds of videos, I am still and constantly improving and developing my craft.

The Avoidance Trap AKA Intertia.

Because the line between working from home and relaxation has become very thin it can actually become a challenging thing to get things done.

Nobody is watching over your shoulder telling you what to do, when, and how to do it. There is no timesheet you have to clock on and off for your lunch break.

All this freedom, independence, and openness of how the day can look like can cause “option stress”. Certainly, you have many goals, desires, and to-do lists. But what do you actually complete at the end of the day?

What I actually do and what I could do every single day has many hours in between. Meaning; what a productive 9-hour work-day should look like is often a 2-4 hour period of productivity. Sometimes even less. In between… well I am sure you get the picture.

Because we are therefore not building the amount of momentum we actually want to build we also don’t really experience the amount of satisfaction. Therefore, also not the number of tangible results that can actually pay our bills.

So How Do You Really Avoid Distractions And Stay Focused?

Distractions are always there and always will be. Unless you decide to live like a monk. No Netflix, no video games, no whatever the dopamine distraction is for you. We will always have them.

But sometimes it’s also a process of the recognization of our flow-states and when we are at our best. You prefer doing some relaxing work in the evening such as editing or writing. And enjoy your “free time” during the morning or afternoon.

Allow yourself to also enjoy your time when you want to shift off. And when you can be and want to be productive.

For example. Writing this blog doesn’t really feel like a ‘job’ but more like a form of creative expression. However, I do know that how more I create these how more opportunities I can attract in the long term. It’s more about the short-time here in the now (artificial) satisfaction seeking that can cause distractions.

So when I put my laptop on my desk during the afternoon it starts to feel a bit too much like a “job” which I hate. But when I sat down on the sofa or on the bed during the evening I can finally get this post done which I have been procrastinating for the last 2 days.

Why are we high sensitives so weird in our day-to-day structures, eh?

Getting into the flow-state.

Getting into the Zone or your “Flow-State” is where all the magic happens. I mean how many times have you heard this already? You don’t find motivation, you generate motivation. You generate motivation when you just avoid all the distractions and just go and do the things you would normally procrastinate.

Go and record that video, write that blog post, or whatever your creative expression gets you into that flow-state.

A really good program that I can highly recommend is “The Habit of Ferocity” By Steven Kotler. This is all about high performance and getting into that flow state. You can watch a free online masterclass from him by clicking on the banner below.