Thoughts on First Week of Social Media Sabbatical

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So it’s been a full week since the beginning of Lent and my hiatus from any sort of social media.  As I thought, it’s not always easy to get away from certain habits and this has been no exception.  You don’t realize how much time you spend doing something until you’re no longer doing it.

I do miss seeing what friends are up to and certain posts that were inspirational to myself and others.  I did include a link to my usual two inspirational posts each day and am aware that some are making use of them.  I’ve continued to take pictures of various things like sunrises and coffee cups, but it’s quite different when you don’t get a lot of feedback on what you’ve posted.  Only one FB friend has made a comment on my WordPress page about my missing status messages.

I still can find myself using technology pretty regularly.  I check my work and personal email fairly often and my WordPress stats as well.  But these aren’t constantly changing like social media are, so it’s pretty much a fruitless effort most of the time.  I am on a dating website, but this too offers very limited interaction with anyone the way social media does.

I will have to say there are certain parts of FB and the like that I don’t actually miss.  But for the most part, what I sought out to peruse was uplifting and many times of good humor.  And that I do miss.

I wish I could say that I’ve started some more constructive habits, like housecleaning and like, but such is not the case.  I need to do some decluttering and definitely need to start exercising more.  Perhaps week two of my sabbatical would be a most-excellent time to do this.

So those are my thoughts for now….let week two begin on a good note!

David Lee

Daily Readings for Wednesday, March 13th

24 Hours a Day

Meditation for the Day

Gently breathe in God’s spirit, that spirit which, if not barred out by selfishness, will enable you to do good works. This means rather that God will be enabled to do good works through you. You can become a channel for God’s spirit to flow through you and into the lives of others. The works that you can do will only be limited by your spiritual development. Let your spirit be in harmony with God’s spirit and there is no limit to what you can do in the realm of human relationships.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may become a channel for God’s spirit. I pray that God’s spirit may flow through me into the lives of others.

 

Language of Letting Go

Wednesday, March 13

Clarity and direction

In spite of our best efforts to work our programs and lean on God’s guidance, we sometimes don’t understand what’s going on in our life. We trust, wait, pray, listen to people, listen to ourselves, and the answer still does not come.

During those times, we need to understand that we are right where we need to be, even though that place may feel awkward and uncomfortable. Our life does have purpose and direction.

We are being changed, healed, and transformed at levels deeper than we can imagine. Good things, beyond our capacity to imagine, are being prepared and brought to us. We are being led and guided.

We can become peaceful. We do not have to act in haste or urgency just to relieve our discomfort, just to get an answer. We can wait until our mind is peaceful. We can wait for clear direction. Clarity will come.

The answer will come, and it will be good for us and those around us.

Today, God, help me know I am being guided into what’s good about life, especially when I feel confused and without direction. Help me trust enough to wait until my mind and vision are clear and consistent. Help me know that clarity will come.