Dialectics: Moving Forward and Distraction

When something bad happens, something you can't get out of your mind, it is usually a good decision to move forward and forget. This doesn't mean picking up and running to a new place every time something happens to you, but it does entail trying other things and doing anything you can to move past whatever happened. That is where distractions come in. When you're distracted, it is much harder to wallow away in your sorrows than it is when you're staring at a blank wall, deep in thought. With me, whenever I am feeling terrible, I distract myself by watching t.v. or reading a book or something, and it really helps. Unfortunately, moving forward and distractions don't always match up. When there is a problem that can only be fixed head on, distractions will only slow the process down. Sometimes the distractions are the last thing needed to move on, and are even unhealthy. But, they bring a small sense of comfort and safety, if only for a little while. This shows what little things can do to make you feel great or at least better. And, in the long run, those little distractions could work wonders.