Saturday Insights….

The hiatus from social media is on its eleventh day and I’ve gained some insight into several areas of my life due to the absence of social media….

  1. I had conditioned myself to check social media on my phone on a regular, daily basis. I removed the FB and IG apps from my phone, as well as FB messenger so wouldn’t be tempted to click on any of them. Countless times in these eleven days, I’ve looked at the spot on the screen they’d normally be seen, only to discover they were no longer there. I might imagine the number of times I’m doing this will decrease as time goes on.
  2. Finding venues to take pictures for my published weekly photo gallery in the local newspaper is much more difficult without social media. I used FB “Events” feature to scope out which places were having events each weekend. Without social media, this has become quite problematic. I did before my hiatus began make a list of the upcoming events in the area and have used that list. I also plan to use another weekly tabloid here in the area to figure out what’s going on.
  3. I miss posting the link to my weekly photo feature in the local newspaper on Mondays and Thursdays. I do still post links on my WordPress page, but I’m noticing very limited reader numbers for those particular posts.
  4. I need still to develop some new daily habits, especially ones that don’t involved using my phone. I have as of yet to go out and take pictures with my camera of landscapes and such and will make a goal to do just that in the upcoming week.

David Lee

Daily Card Reading for Saturday, March 7th

SANDPIPER SPIRIT

Be playful

Protection Message: When your heart is heavy and life seems to weigh you down, Sandpiper Spirit’s message is to lighten your burden by finding joy and humor in the everyday. Become like a playful child, filled with curiosity and wonder, and soon you will find you feel your own spirit lift. A few minutes or hours of fun-filled delight is exactly what you need now.

Enjoy the ridiculousness of life and be willing to jump in. Let your inner goof out to express itself with abandon.

Daily Readings for Saturday, March 7th

Meditation for the Day

I must prepare myself by doing each day what I can to develop spiritually and to help others to do so. God tests me and trains me and bends me to His will. If I am not properly trained, I cannot meet the test when it comes. I must want God’s will for me above all else. I must not expect to have what I am not prepared for. This preparation consists of quiet communion with God every day and gradually gaining the strength I need.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may really try to do God’s will in all my affairs. I pray that I may do all I can to help others find God’s will for them.

From Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Fulfillment

Everything I need shall be provided today. Everything. Say it, until you believe it. Say it at the beginning of the day. Say it throughout the day.

Sometimes, it helps to know what we want and need. But if we don’t, we can trust that God does.

When we ask, trust, and believe that our needs will be met, our needs will be met. Sometimes God cares about the silliest little things, if we do.

Today, I will affirm that my needs will be met. I will affirm that God cares and is the Source of my supply. Then I will let go and see that what I have risked to believe is the truth.

From The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

Saturday, March 7

A controller doesn’t trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos.
—Rita Mae Brown

It is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven’t seen it as controlling ourselves or controlling how people respond to us. We may be worried about a loved one’s behavior or safety, but not realize our hovering over that person is a controlling activity. We may be keenly aware of other people’s controlling behavior with us, but unaware we have equaled their control by monitoring them and trying to change their behavior.

What a moment of spiritual adventure it is to risk living through the pain! When we do not seek an escape or a quick fix but have patience with the process, new possibilities often do develop. We can only let go of our control – or turn it over to our Higher Power. And we will do it and forget, taking control back within minutes or within an hour. Then we let go again.

Today, I will submit to the insecurity of a changing universe and have faith that I can live through the process and grow.

From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men