I'm sitting in a coffee shop drinking tea this morning and trying desperately to get into what I'm reading. The problem is that my kindle is dead, my iPad hasn't yet arrived so I'm reading something life changing on my computer. But for some reason, the life changing aspects that I know would pop out at me if I was using one of the other devices doesn't seem to be present when using my computer screen.
It's incredible how often I rely on things to enhance or even validate my experience.
I've recently come to learn that, to me, physical location and props act as more then aids to what I'm doing. If the location is not right, I can't do what I intended to do. If the props or tools I'm using don't fit some unknown criteria, I might as well just sit and look out the window.
I'm not proud of this.
I don't consider this a good thing.
But for some reason it's a reality and it's caused me to think of how reality, whether good or bad, needs to be taken into consideration when making decisions.
"thanks for that captain obvious!"
But how many don't take reality into consideration? Many times people, myself being the subject this morning, try and carry on with the notion that, even though you've never succeeded at something under these conditions, this time will be different.
I can still have a meaningful time using my computer as the leaping point for inspiration this morning although I never have been able to.
Should I be so picky about what type of page I'm using? No, but if I'm needing to be inspired this morning, I really should use the tools that I know will aid in this. For the rest of the day I can work on becoming less consumeristic.
