So I have made it through a week and it has not been too
difficult. If you were my mom reading this she may have a different opinion. I
might complain that I am bored often. But this is kind of one of my spiritual
talents, complaining. Oh that isn’t one of the spiritual gifts? Well I beg to
differ because I am pretty good at it.
Anyway, giving up social media for a month will not be too
bad. There are many instances when I think oh I should tweet that or I want to
take a picture of that and put that on Instagram or Facebook, but alas I
do/cannot. I have been writing some of those things down. Here are a few of
them
Library book stains. Ever wonder what in the world someone
was doing while they were reading this book. Either eating very messily or
bleeding profusely.
Someone said that it was John Smith singing these words to
Pocahantas, “You’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts.” I know my silly humor.
I have also been floored by how much more time I have on my
hands. As you know before I said I was excited to be so productive, but just
because I am not watching TV does not mean that I now have a cure for my
laziness. I am still lazy and not getting that much done.
I have read 2 books in a week. I read In Between Days
which was really good, it is about a dysfunctional family. I found it very real
and true. Then I read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. It is
a young adult book but very different from the trilogies out and popular right
now. Both great reads.
TV is very difficult to give up. It has not been a huge
aspect of my life since I got back from Haiti. I am just not as concerned with
keeping up with the shows as I once was. But I do notice its complete absence
from my life. Week nights are not too bad because I have work to do and then
can read or workout and shower. I can fill the time with essential things and
then go to bed early. But the weekends have been a little more difficult. I
enjoy have it on while I am doing other things.
The quiet has been eerie, ha.
I am this next week going to work on spending more time with
God. I was just reading some of Jen Hatmaker’s reflections on this month and
she also came to this realization that I have always made the excuse that I do
not have enough time for God. But not having TV and what not and still filling
the time with things has proven that I do have the time for God, but choose to
fill the time with 45 other meaningless things. I will always find ways to fill
the time with things other than God unless I make the effort to fill the time
with more meaningful things.
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