Focus Requires Focus
The Lanzarote Sessions - Series 8 Session 5
THE MESSAGE
Transcribed on 14th December 2024 @ 4:00 pm
I’m happy to talk to you. I’m aware that many of my friends here have used this means of communication in the past. They say it works well, but to keep an eye on your writing to make sure it is what we say.
You see, this is the thing about the mind, especially yours in the physical form. It is controllable. So many people just don’t learn the fundamental skills to do so.
I have been told that you have become a little less able to hold your focus as well as you once did. Well my friend, it’s like everything in the physical form, it takes exercising and consistency. The first condition, though, a desire to improve it.
As you should be aware, the word, desire, is another of those power-words. Its meaning is deeper than it appears. Most things in life, whether there on earth or in this next dimension start with a simple desire. A thought, a need, a dream, a desire.
Do you desire to be able to strengthen your focus? Excellent, that’s the starting point. Next is the [committment] stage. Again, another power-word. Can you appreciate the power within the meaning of commitment? [speaker tells me there is only one T in the middle of that word!].
To commit to something, such as strengthening your focus, requires you to focus on focusing. I like that. A bit of a collision of words, don’t you think?
I digress. How do we strengthen that focus then? The first, and most important requirement is to remove distractions. They are your enemies. Believe me, this is as much a problem for us as for you.
Distractions work better on a weak focussing mind. So once the focus is strengthened, the distractions became weaker. It’s a shift in balance you see.
Here is your first and strongest lesson. Do not give in to the distractions. At first, fight them and not let them win. Let them pass while increasing your mind focus.
This phrase is a good mantra to use:
“I will not give in to distractions. I have a strong focus.”
Can you see how that works? It shifts the power from a distraction to the focus.
When you master that simple technique, you will never have to worry about a lack of focus again. Good focus will improve your life. Not just for this work, but for many other tasks in life.
This is why so many people suggest they cannot focus for meditation. It is because they are too easily distracted, and distraction is the enemy.
Perhaps that mantra I gave you should be something you should write down and refer to. But there is one important thing to be aware of. When saying the words, never let them just become a sound. Make the words retain their meaning by, guess what? Focusing on them. You see how it works. Nothing hard. Its just about the desire, the commitment and the focus. What wins every time? The focus. Your focus.
Thank you for allowing me to share this lesson, especially for you. I know that many others will benefit from them as well and I’m honoured you’ve penned them for me.
Enjoy your holiday and get some rest.
Bye bye friend.
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