power of distraction

A
covid distraction

2020 was bloody aweful
2021 was even 'worser still'

2021 proved 2020 was not alone

Distra ction can be a powerful tool, a great catalyst, and...

but it did prove something to me...

Distraction has the power to create a world

                                                                            outside of all our worries, fears, and circumstances.

We all experience trials-n-tribulations, good and bad times; moments that if dwelt upon can really get us down.
It is my belief that we can only think of one thing at a time
so I always do my best to replace negatives with positives.

At moments like this distractions can help.
Yes, I've had my share of bad times and I've learnt from experience that distractions really help.
Sure they can't get rid of pain, remove an infection, a headache, whatever, but they have helped me.

You might find one type of distraction better than another.

Remember to click image to open gallery.                           Possible tags - not in order

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for many its surfing on the net...

#11

My amazing brother-in-law, Paul,

is really  into feel-good pics 

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and funnies

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#12

Ramblin' Rod loves...
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-   photographing birds   1   2   3   4   5

#13

Tony Peach never ceases to surprise with his posts...
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    Tony's funnies always make me chuckle

#16

My first distraction of the day is the Bing wallpaper

And, sometimes I just can't resist the urge to play with a Bing picture...

 See my Bing Collection

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#27

Hands of Time

Business Title

#28

Family
is indeed the glue that holds us together during tough times

For a small amount of perspective at this moment, imagine you were born in 1900. When you are 14, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday with 22 million people killed. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until you are 20. Fifty million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million.

When you're 29, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, global GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy. When you turn 39, World War II starts. You aren’t even over the hill yet.

When you're 41, the United States is fully pulled into WWII. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war and the Holocaust kills six million. At 52, the Korean War starts and five million perish.

At 64 the Vietnam War begins, and it doesn’t end for many years. Four million people die in that conflict. Approaching your 62nd birthday you have the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, could well have ended. Great leaders prevented that from happening.

As you turn 75, the Vietnam War finally ends. Think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How do you survive all of that? A kid in 1985 didn’t think their 85 year old grandparent understood how hard school was. Yet those grandparents (and now great grandparents) survived through everything listed above.

Perspective is an amazing art. Let’s try and keep things in perspective. Let’s be smart, help each other out, and we will get through all of this. In the history of the world, there has never been a storm that lasted. This too, shall pass.at lasted. This too, shall pass.

#29

In search of morning's glow ~ Every morning I walk with Archie around one block in our estate (that's all my gammy hips will allow).
Archie absolutely loves frosty mornings.
When we experience 'lock-down' I can't help but think of the long-term ill or house-bound members of our community. Perhaps this gallery may be a brief distraction. For more check Archie's Patch.

#31

Hey!

you might just want to walk on the wild-side

and take a look at this Facebook Page.

Ah!

Now that's a fine drop...

#32

I first met Wray H. Salter back in 1966 while waiting under the T&G to be picked up by a coach for a camping tour to central Australia. Little did I know Wray was to become the major influence on the course my life would take. It was Wray who introduced me to fine dining (initially at the Masonic Lodge in Melbourne), live theatre, whisky and 'special education'. Wray  was best man at my wedding to Eddie and uncle to my children. I thank Wray for my TSpTC (Melbourne) and BSpEd (Monash) and it was he who kindled my love of photography.

It was back in 2016 while participating in Martin Young's U3A Photography course, that I produced my "Melting Ice" series featuring a glass of fine whisky.

2020 / 2021  (the corona era) has increasingly become a time of isolation,
     sorting priorities,
           family,
                 relationships and
                        distractions....

Take me
back to Archie's Patch