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A thought by Bob Goff in his book,  Undistracted   (p. 20). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) This is so important to realize. Bob says, "Socrates said an unexamined life isn’t worth living. I don’t agree that such a life is not worth living, but I would concede we are prone to forgetting about self-reflection. If you have young kids or a stressful job, you especially know how hard life can be. Some days you crash into bed exhausted, just to get up and do it again . . . and again . . . and again. String together enough days like that, and you’ll look up someday wondering where the years have gone. Don’t get sucked into that trap. Write down all of the lessons you learned from each day. A life without reflection is like a vapor." He continues, "James, the brother of Jesus, said in one of his letters that none of us knows what will happen tomorrow. He said our lives are like a mist that appears for a little while and

A thought by Bob Goff in his book,  Undistracted   (p. 18). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) That is so true, so true. Bob continues that thought, "Take notes while you read this or any other book. Write down how you are going to apply the parts that make sense to you. If you don’t net those butterflies immediately, I promise they will fly away. Do this, then study and refine those notes, and you will find connections between the ideas you have scribbled down in the middle of the conversation and ones you had in other conversations. You will capture meaningful, partially developed, and applicable ideas you can incorporate into your life. As you use what you have written down, they will create a feedback loop as they evolve into fuller, more complete ideas. If you don’t take the time to capture and process your interior world, you will miss the opportunity to discover something bigger and more beautiful in your heart."

A thought by Bob Goff in his book,  Undistracted   (p. 17). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) That is important to him, and it really makes a difference in people's lives. He continues, "That’s why I put my cell phone number in the back of more than a million of my books. From the outside looking in, that probably looks like a move that would wreck any kind of productivity in my life. That’s true, I suppose, if you’re only trying to live an efficient, productive life. But I’m not, and here’s why. We will be known for our opinions but remembered for the love we gave to everyone around us. If I have my head down over a project and can’t be bothered to shift focus, I’ll miss a good chance to show love and grace to the person next to me—and that’s not the life I want to live. Receiving a truly ridiculous number of telephone calls each day is a great reminder of who I want to be. These don’t feel like interruptions; they are r

  A thought by Bob Goff in his book,  Undistracted   (p. 13). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) It's hard to believe but it's true. Bob continues this thought, "The cold hard truth is most people don’t. We settle for the safe and distracted life we know rather than the one God has promised is available to us. Sure, we can agree that Jesus wants us to be new creations, but if we keep doing what we’ve always done, we’ve got to admit there’s nothing new about it. A total reset isn’t easy, and it involves risk. Maybe an enormous tragedy or loss causes us to reset. Or a reset might be the result of making time to clear our minds in the morning. Find a new rhythm for your heart. Here is my simple suggestion: Decide in advance that you will do whatever it takes to get your heart right, and then do it—even if it will kill all previous versions of you." He says, "You need to ask yourself what makes your heart beat in

A thought by Bob Goff in his book,  Undistracted   (p. 6). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) And we don't really like second best, do we? Bob says, "Let’s be honest with each other. There is a lot of second-best available to all of us. If we aren’t aware of the alternatives, we won’t realize we are settling for less than what is accessible to us. This book won’t tell you what to think or what to do, but I hope it reminds you about who you already are. You are someone who has permission to live with an unreasonable, unthinkable, totally absurd amount of focus, purpose, joy, and fulfillment." He continues, "Here are a few questions I have for you as we begin this journey. Are you willing to do what it takes to uncover the wonder that already surrounds your life? Will you do the courageous work to identify what is distracting you from the better things? And finally, are you willing to do the difficult and selfless

A thought by Bob Goff in his book,  Undistracted   (p. 5). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) He says, "We arrive as babies, placed in the arms of parents who are complete amateurs with no owner’s manual and usually no clue how to raise us. Most of us start broke or broken, and some of us stay that way. Some strike it rich but then accumulate a distorted view of their wealth; still others never find healing in their search for wholeness. Add to this that we’re following a God we can’t see, for a lifetime we can’t measure, to a heaven we can’t comprehend, because of grace we didn’t earn. Again, is it any wonder we’re all a little muddled?" He continues, " In truth, we are all trying to build the airplane while flying it—figuring it out as we go. This means more off-ramps than on-ramps, more chances for confusion than certainty, and more ambiguity than clarity. In a word, much of life can leave us feeling completely,

A thought by Bob Goff in his book, Undistracted   (p. 2). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.) That is possibly true. Bob continues, "While we might notice our minds wandering, we also need to look at the meandering nature of our activities. Rather than making decisions consistent with who God says we are, we might be acting like the person someone else wants us to be. Perhaps comparison is leading you away from yourself. Maybe it is financial pressures or deep-seated insecurities or past failures that are overly influencing your present decisions. We need to recognize these things in our lives before we can begin the courageous work of moving forward." He says, "Try this: Take some notes for an entire day on how you are spending time between the big projects or commitments in your life. Don’t just write down 'I worked on writing my paper today' or 'I spent the day preparing for my weekend trip.' Write