Distraction abounds

I thought I'd try reading Boice this morning at work at the Digiprint Center. Usually, things are slow. I only made it through the tip of page 3. To be honest, I was only focused little moments all mornings. It was hard to concentrate. 

I began reading extremely slowly, and rather enjoyed meditating on various phrases and words. I did feel a little silly reading as slow as I was, thinking it was too extreme.

The first sticking point was "calm and confidence." Taking "calm" as a noun stuck with me. The first paragraph entirely gave lots of imagery to me, which I take as an indication of my tendency to distraction. It allowed my imagination to wrap my brain around the information. Even since it came across as simple, I felt like I was able to connect with the text much more.

Others terms that popped up to me included the following:

• "firestorm" - sounds more destructive than productive in regards to writing
• idea of getting "on a roll" 
• writers waiting "passively"
• "unnatural thwarting of what struggles to come into being"

These phrases caused me to pause, struck a chord within me. They made me feel curious, almost skeptical; left me wanting more explanation and understanding. They felt like a new perspective, or a different view.