Tuesday, June 26, 2007

The Art of Distraction


If you are busy in your life, in a good, positive way, you won't have time to focus or obsess about food. If you are able to find something that really satisfies you, your life will be fuller. Get a pet. Learn to ski/snowboard/waterski. Write. Take a wine tasting class. Take a Photography Class. Learn how to develop your own pictures. Learn how to Garden. Take a Dance Class. Join a Book Club. Learn to Horse Back Ride. Join a church. Volunteer at a hospital. Learn to play an instrument.

Volunteer for Charity: http://www.helping.org/ is a great website that matches volunteers with charities and community projects that need help.

Learn to Do Something: http://www.learn2.com/ is a website that teaches you to do things like:

Arts and Crafts: Learn to frame a picture, learn to play the guitar, learn to make a wreath, learn to make paper mache.

Automotive: Learn how to tint your car windows, learn how to wax a car, learn to change your oil, learn to flush your car radiator, learn to repair scratches and rust spots.

Business and Money: Learn how to establish a perennial budget, learn to clean up your credit report, learn to get out of debt, learn to obtain a business license.

Family and Pets: Learn to adopt a pet temporarily, learn to soothe a teething baby, learn to groom a horse, care for a pet tortoise, learn to cure bed wetting, learn how to housebreak a puppy.

Food and Drink: Learn to choose wine, learn to brew your own beer, learn to make marinara sauce, lear to appreciate gourmet mushrooms, learn to choose a kitchen knife, learn to grow sprouts.

Health and Fitness: Learn how to avoid frostbite, learn to give a back massage, learn to stretch, learn to take a pulse, learn to choose a health club.

Home and Garden: Learn to paint with a marble finish, learn to attract butterflies, learn to build a birdhouse, learn to build a dry stone wall, learn to build a garden pond, learn to build a windowbox, learn to hang wallpaper.

Sports and Recreation: Learn to canoe, learn to choose athletic shoes, learn to juggle, learn to play chess, learn to throw a curve ball, learn to waltz.

Style and Social Graces: Learn to appreciate poetry, learn to darn a sock, learn to give a manicure, learn to tie a necktie.

Technology: Learn to build a webpage, learn to install a modem, learn to repair a scratched CD, learn to shop for a wireless phone.

Travel: Learn to choose a travel agent, learn to conquer your fear of flying, learn to plan a ski vacation, learn to understand how planes work.

Writing and Speech: Learn to get by in French/Indonesian/Spanish, learn to understand Basic American Sign Language, learn to write your congressperson, learn to write a screenplay.

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