Speaking of distractions- what kinds of distractions could we minimize in our life to be better persons? There are distractions that are a part of our nature, part of our thoughts, that we cannot control and only contain, yet there are ones that lead us down bad paths of habit. For me, since I moved to Appleton, I have more time to myself than ever in my life, but I am tempted even more to feed some of the distractions that lure my way. Some of those distractions include, i.e. the couch and the TV, which help me to relax and are not in themselves bad, but they still can create habits of laziness if practiced more and more.
Whenever I find myself starting to walk in those explicit distractions, I need a plan. The plan revolves around discipline- throwing the body into submission in order for my inner self and will to be stronger than it-which, for me, consists of exercise and reading. Those two things fill up my body and mind with discipline, physically and mentally. Of course I believe those two things must be centered around prayer and spiritually growth. But I feel disciplining the mind and body, and I would say, "mortifying" them, uplifts my heart to want to grow spiritually.
What are things that distract us and what are the things that discipline are mind, body, and spirit?
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