Under Construction - MHWA Retreat

Does lack of focus lead to lack of motivation? Does lack of motivation lead to lack of focus? Or am I asking the wrong questions? After today's little jaunt to Veterans Village to pick up some foodstuff, I think I may be asking the wrong question. It's easier for me to focus since I returned to my apartment. I managed to work on my financial records, and instead of putting off balancing my savings account records I balanced those and the checking account one right after another. This is unusually for me because normally I put off doing the saving.

The warnings signs that I have lost control is my wandering mind. After my mind starts to wander, I begin to fantasize, which causes me to lose focus on what I'm doing at the moment. After I lose focus my motivation goes, and I don't want to return to what I'm doing. When this happens I have to force myself to return to the project at hand.

Sometimes getting up and waling away from what I'm dong help. At other times picking up my prayer book and reading a prayer helps. This morning, before going to Veterans Village, I downloaded the Baha'i Prayer app to my phone, this app also lets me access some of my favorite scriptures. If I want to read a short story or poem, I can find them on writing.com. Another thing I can do is take a walk, which I prefer to do either of a morning or in the evening.