I live in a world of distractions

alarm clocks siren to wake me

smart phones always at hand

buzzing to signal an email

beeping at an incoming text

playing tunes for news alerts

streaming music to my headphones

ringing when a telephone call comes in for me

the TV flickers with Netflix moves

my laptop brings me live news on a screen

my car beeps to aid me park

flashes to warn me of passing vehicles

navigation voices tell me when to turn left

people I meet ask me questions

hardly ever ever any time for me to stop and think

I spent the entire day yesterday power washing the driveway

slowly moving a wand back and forth

watching the dirt wash away

the only noise was a high pressure pump

its constant tone was soothing

I turned off my cell phone

to spend a day off the grid

alone with my power washer 

nobody came up to talk to me

it was a great time to think

to check in with myself

to give myself a brain dump 

to layout all my problems

to mentally map out the solutions

and wash away all the clutter in my mind

by the end of the day

my driveway was sparkling clean

and my brain had been power washed too