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There comes a point where you have to get rid of distractions,

and this begins by realizing what the distractions truly are, because

distractions are sneaky. Distractions can be where we get hooked.

Not to be confused with the shadow or triggers, although they could be.

I usually see shadow material or triggers activation as chances for growth and alchemy and integration.

I believe that our triggers and activations are ultimately

going to guide us towards what is more true and what is more joyful. Pain is

protection and where we are overly protecting or armoring ourselves, that might be where we want to soften and unravel because usually there's

underneath that pain, that activation, that trigger.

There's usually some really beautiful life force energy

there waiting to be expressed.

But there can be a hook like an annoyance or getting lost in some kind of drama or

or needing to win an argument or something of that nature.

That's the difference I see between distractions and activations.

And distractions are everywhere because our current society is one that's built on a lot of distractions. Sometimes distractions are also coping mechanisms, which again they're different, there's

nuance here, there's subtlety, and I think we need coping mechanisms. I don't think they're bad, I don't think we don't need them. It's when we're not

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