Battling anxiety, that knot in the stomach, the feeling of not being in control. There seems to be an insurmountable need to focus on the something that isn't related to the task at hand.
Distraction is giving yourself the permission to have a break and disappear into another world.
If you have a flair for words, perhaps taking fifteen or twenty minutes in your busy day to create a Haiku, could be your thing.
My attempt is below, with my rhubarb flowers as inspiration.
Jurassic, graceful
colour in emerald hues
beauty to be seen
How I understand it, the Haiku has 17 syllables in all and for English Haiku a 5, 7 and 5 split in each line. In Japanese these are set out vertically and in the West, as above. The traditional Haiku has a nature reference, the poem should have a break in the first or second line and is about a fleeting thought or observation.
As there are elements to be considered, for example no rhyming lines, imagery over statements and almost impressionist style, this can be a very effective distraction.
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