Honestly, I’ve got to say that the world inside of screens is a lot less stressful from life in the real world. So lately I’ve been looking at my phone, my TV, or at my computer more than ever. I’m just so tired of butting heads with everything around me. And as it turns out, if you’re not there, you don’t have to face it.
Right now, for example, I’m in a car full of people whom I love, and we’re listening to good music. The A/C is cold. The sky is lovely, clear pale blue with just air hint of soft, fluffy clouds on the edges of a circle of not-too-bright sunlight. In short, it’s a perfect day. But I’m finding relief in my phone from post surgical pain. My own little clouded mind is keeping me in a haze that didn’t allow me to see my blessings until I actively looked for them.
I’m on my way to church, where more good music, good preaching, and smiling friends will help me to pull away from my screen for a few fulfilling hours. But then, I’ll be tempted back into my screens.
How am I going to pull myself away from the screen next time? I think the key is what I’ve already done at the beginning of this blog. I will be counting my blessings in vivid detail, speaking them to myself in the most picturesque way possible. And then I’ll interact with that lovely world around me.
Will you join me?