I’m so very fortunate to get to work with my daughter some days… one of the perks of continuing to work.

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Revelation 3:20 New International Version (NIV)

 

Encounter Guided Meditation based on Revelation 3:20

Wednesday, March 6

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Language of Letting Go

Peace

Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, I’ll worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcomes will be positively affected by the amount of time we spend worrying.

Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state. Often, fear and anxiety block solutions. Anxiety gives power to the problem, not the solution. It does not help to harbor turmoil. It does not help.

Peace is available if we choose it. In spite of chaos and unsolved problems around us, all is well. Things will work out. We can surround ourselves with the resources of the Universe: water, earth, a sunset, a walk, a prayer, a friend. We can relax and let ourselves feel peace.

Today, I will let go of my need to stay in turmoil. I will cultivate peace and trust that timely solutions and goodness will arise naturally and harmoniously out of the wellspring of peace. I will consciously let go and let God.

Tomorrow will mark the last day on social media for a good long while. I’ve decided to take a hiatus from all social media over the season of Lent.  I’ll most likely be making a return on April 21st, Easter Sunday.

I have become aware that, just speaking for myself, social media has made me anything but social.  I am able to keep up with local events and the like, but for the most part, it keeps me from actually doing things on a social level.  So in that respect, I think staying away will be a good thing.

Tonight I read an article in Mother Jones magazine detailing some of the manipulation cast upon us by social media.  While much of this might be inconsequential, I think it can lead to increased usage of the social media platforms.  I largely don’t realize how much time I do spend on it until I’m put into a situation where I’m doing without.

So I’ll do my usual posts one last time tomorrow and bid good bye for the next month and a half.  And who knows what might transpire in that time period – it might be a permanent solution to a mind that tends to wander from time to time.

 

David Lee

I’m one of those people who has a tendency to leave his household computer turned on all of the time.  I guess I think it takes too long to reboot every day, so I just leave it running.  I’m reminded by my daughter, who is a technology facilitator, that it’s a really good idea to turn it off each day. Turns out, it needs a break much like we do.  And if there are updates that need to take effect, that’s likely not to happen if the computer is not shut down.  Not doing so leads to lagging, slow performance.

Much the same can be said about life in general.  I am reminded by a good friend that I can start my day over any time I feel the need.  If things aren’t going as I might have planned, there’s nothing preventing me from saying “I’m going to start my day over as of right now.”  Such is necessary I have found when dealing with the things that life can throw at me.  I don’t think I need to go to sleep and wake up all over again to start the day once again.

David Lee

 

One of the things I’ll be doing during my social media sabbatical is meaningful meditation.  My intention for each of the forty-four days is to include these audio meditations during the time I’d normally be cruising social media.  The first of these is available on the link below:

Encounter Meditation – “Actual results may vary.”

 

 

24 Hours a Day and Language of Letting Go link.  Click on the link below and it will take you to the website for both readings.  There is a menu to the left under the heading “FROM THE BOOK” and the links to both readings are listed.  Click on the one you’d like to read.

https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/thought-for-the-day

 

 

The Lenten season is upon us again and unlike last year, I’m going to “do without” some part of my life for the forty-four day period.  This year, Lent begins on March 6th and ends on April 18th.  After much deliberation, I’ve decided to take a leave from social media for the forty-four day period. It’s not an easy decision, but I feel that my time would be better spent focusing on other areas of my life.

I do try to post two meaningful posts each day, a devotional from “24 Hours a Day” and “Language of Letting Go” and I’m mindful that there are those that enjoy reading those each day.  I’ll be leaving a link on my FB page so those people can still have access to those readings.

For the most part, I feel like I waste too much time on social media.  I’m planning on using the time to work on parts of my life that I will be better served.  Photography will be at the forefront of the list of things I’ll be doing.  I also plan on doing some writing and reading during the days as well.  Who knows what else I use the time for, but I’m sure on the other side, I’ll have used the time more wisely.