Mind Focus: Finding Focus Amidst Challenge
There can be no denying the challenges minority groups face around the world, especially among the LGBTQ community. Discrimination and abuse is a constant examination daily. It is like funambulist who practice daily mastering the art of walking the tightrope. This takes a lot of concentration and skill. Any artist like that we see perform in the public are always very good and proficient in the craft. This is through hard work and dedication, and also focusing the mind. This where I believe concentration and focus can help people of the LGBTQ community and other minority groups. Concentration can be used as an act of quiet resistance. It is finding a little time for oneself, in a quiet place to contemplate, calmly observing our own thoughts and feelings. It is at this time to pause, reflect, and regain clarity when everything outside seems chaotic.
A friend of mine once told me when I was going through a personal struggle that I needed to find a quiet corner and "just bawl out if you need to." For me, I found solace in focus. Memory games, like the one I created, became that anchor for my mind. Each round, every attempt to remember a sequence, built my resilience and helped soothe life’s noise one match at a time.
Why Concentration Matters for Many of Us:
- It helps quiet the noise of discrimination and judgment.
- Concentrated thoughts ground us when emotions run high.
- Focus can reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed by adversity.
- Attention to the present slows down spirals of fear and anxiety.
- Training the mind builds resilience to external negativity.
- Concentration nurtures clarity in decision-making and self-acceptance.
- Mindful focus creates space for self-compassion and healing.
- Practicing concentration through games or meditation strengthens mental endurance.
To put this into practice, try the audio-memory game — a simple exercise that helps train focus and calm the mind.
This is not a solution offered, only a truth shared.
This is the truth; my truth.
Yeh Yeh
A Yeh Yeh Project — Where Clarity Meets Courage