I love acoustic versions of many popular songs…and this has to be one of my favorites.

Sam Smith’s “Latch”

Big Wave Dave’s “Spin of the Day”

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

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