I don't think social media is inherently bad but it can be a huge time waster. That said I don't mind wasting a bit of time when I need to. I am super task oriented and perusing Instagram or Facebook for a couple minutes is a pause for me. I love your idea though about taking more time for meditation. This morning I read one of the entries in my "Breath as Prayer" book instead of heading right to Instagram and the weather. Thanks for the timely reminder. Sending love.
It's funny how my relationship with social media changes. Sometimes I love it, and have balanced relationship with it, and other times, I find myself lost in it. I think there is so much good there (the photos, the connections with people I don't get to see in my day-to-day, exposure to the novel and extraordinary) that I keep coming back. But yes, the pause is everything. I'm always seeking balance, and that pause is essential.
I think pretty much everyone, myself included, can overdo the scrolling and mind numbing activity. Taking time to quiet our minds instead is so valuable
Creating space in my mind feels almost impossible at times. And then, wow, there's a whole few minutes of relative calm. I thank you for this invitation. The duality you mention... Just this week I had a conversation with a mentor who said it is hard wired into our brains that if one thing is true, the other can't be. This is real so that can't be. Good or bad, right or wrong, etc. What a strange thing a mind is.
It is wild, isn't it! I wonder if you feel freed from those binaries when you are making your art? I know that when I'm in flow those hardwired limitations seem less powerful, or they are simply sidelined by whatever creative impulse I'm channeling...
I like to pretend that practicing my flute is a form of meditation. It even feels kinda laudable, though not really. Thanks for the poem. Sharing time with a tree is never time wasted. I have all those addictions you so ably describe. If I can just allay the anxiety with deep breaths, it’s a good enough day.
I don't think social media is inherently bad but it can be a huge time waster. That said I don't mind wasting a bit of time when I need to. I am super task oriented and perusing Instagram or Facebook for a couple minutes is a pause for me. I love your idea though about taking more time for meditation. This morning I read one of the entries in my "Breath as Prayer" book instead of heading right to Instagram and the weather. Thanks for the timely reminder. Sending love.
It's funny how my relationship with social media changes. Sometimes I love it, and have balanced relationship with it, and other times, I find myself lost in it. I think there is so much good there (the photos, the connections with people I don't get to see in my day-to-day, exposure to the novel and extraordinary) that I keep coming back. But yes, the pause is everything. I'm always seeking balance, and that pause is essential.
I think pretty much everyone, myself included, can overdo the scrolling and mind numbing activity. Taking time to quiet our minds instead is so valuable
Creating space in my mind feels almost impossible at times. And then, wow, there's a whole few minutes of relative calm. I thank you for this invitation. The duality you mention... Just this week I had a conversation with a mentor who said it is hard wired into our brains that if one thing is true, the other can't be. This is real so that can't be. Good or bad, right or wrong, etc. What a strange thing a mind is.
It is wild, isn't it! I wonder if you feel freed from those binaries when you are making your art? I know that when I'm in flow those hardwired limitations seem less powerful, or they are simply sidelined by whatever creative impulse I'm channeling...
I like to pretend that practicing my flute is a form of meditation. It even feels kinda laudable, though not really. Thanks for the poem. Sharing time with a tree is never time wasted. I have all those addictions you so ably describe. If I can just allay the anxiety with deep breaths, it’s a good enough day.