What distracts you?

I missed church a couple weeks ago and asked my Dad to tell me about the Homily. He told me about Father's description of giving something up for Lent. Father said not to think of it solely as sacrificing like Christ did for us. He asked us to take it a step further and think about giving up those things that distract us from being closer to Him. What keeps me from being close to God? Of course I could make a great, long list, but the first thing that came to mind was what happens when I finally get those 3 little blessings in bed at night. I thought about the mindless TV that often lulls me off to sleep. Tonight I resisted the TV. It was intentional. But I went to my computer. I know, is this any better? Anyway, this brought me to a friend's blog, which brought me to more knowledge about the plight of God's children in this world (thank you Monica). I sat in awe learning about an African tribe, their fears, and how they cope with these fears. They are scared of evil spirits in their village and believe they need to rid of those who are possessed to keep themselves safe. They drown those children deemed possessed, which killed 77 of their children last year. I read the website to my hubby and stared at the faces of these beautiful children. The situation is heart wrenching, but in that are some AMAZING people who are making a difference. And you could be one of them! Here is the website: http://www.drawnfromwater.org Anyone a computer geek interested in helping them with their website? Man, am I glad I didn't get distracted by the TV tonight! Of course I'm not saying don't watch TV. Heaven knows I could really go for some American Idol right now! :) But I am noticing what happens when I'm more intentional and recognize what distracts me, and I want to do more of that...Lent or not.