Everyone is asking me what is really the difference between distractions and knowing what to do. Well if you are cleaning the kitchen and yet you are thinking about needing to do the laundry then you are not in the NOW, you are distracted from enjoying your experience totally.
We miss out on so much life and fun just because we feel we need to be one step ahead of the game. This one step ahead of the game keeps us from being present. This doesn't make a person aloof, it makes them more aware.
So as I was completing a massage this morning I realized just how hard this is, that is to keep yourself focused on just what you are doing. Especially when you have so much going on outside of the massage room. Well, I just brought myself back gently and allowed myself to be present.