Your description of your struggle w screens...resonates w me a lot. It’s mostly under control for me, but I do feel the pull, kind of like an undertow I need to be very careful around.
Undertow is a great way to describe it David. Yes, when I do feel like I have it more in balance, that big wave can pull me under if I'm not careful. Never turn my back to the ocean!! LOL
That "never turn your back to the ocean" made me smile, because it reminded me of being in Hawaii with my son (he was 6 or so) and we were holding hands in the surf and a wave came up REALLY strong just as I was teaching him that exact thing. Only it was just an abstract safety thing to me, I had never been in surf that strong, and that wave shocked me into realizing just how important that advice is. It's interesting to me considering it again now as a metaphor, the "emotional waves," the undertow. Where do they come from? I guess they hold so much power exactly because I have turned my back on them. "Not turning my back" means facing my discomfort, embodying my anxiety and feeling it, rather than numbing myself with the endless scroll.
Developing and valuing our natural, subtle faculties is so important. I love your vibe here, expressed on these pages! Thank you! 💜🙏
You might like to check out ‘Temenos’ (sanctuary space), the newsletter my husband and I just begun on Substack. The Substack site seems a lovely place to connect and build community.
Deep gratitude for this! I'm also living on my own, struggling with screen addiction. I think a large part of it is because I recently started grad school, and now there are SO many more demands on my time than there have been for the past decade. So when I have a day with nothing on my schedule, I spend most of it wandering on screens. I hope to build more body-centered practices into my precious unscheduled time.
I feel that Ian. And I am with you on centering my body. I've been walking more, using "screen time" to take online Pilates and other classes, also inviting folks over to watch things together. Thanks for sharing!
Yay for no fractures and stable cancer and especially for your wisdom. I appreciate the invitation to tune into the moon illuminating the increasing darkness. Thank you for your gentle invitation to snuggle into the best of what fall and the coming winter have to offer. May you be well in all things. 🙏
Microscope/Telescope... such a helpful way to process this changing of seasons. I'll join you in reducing screen time (well, noise in general--I sure do have a knack for filling the void with a podcast or tunes!) so that we can better re-attune. Thank you 🙏
Your description of your struggle w screens...resonates w me a lot. It’s mostly under control for me, but I do feel the pull, kind of like an undertow I need to be very careful around.
Undertow is a great way to describe it David. Yes, when I do feel like I have it more in balance, that big wave can pull me under if I'm not careful. Never turn my back to the ocean!! LOL
That "never turn your back to the ocean" made me smile, because it reminded me of being in Hawaii with my son (he was 6 or so) and we were holding hands in the surf and a wave came up REALLY strong just as I was teaching him that exact thing. Only it was just an abstract safety thing to me, I had never been in surf that strong, and that wave shocked me into realizing just how important that advice is. It's interesting to me considering it again now as a metaphor, the "emotional waves," the undertow. Where do they come from? I guess they hold so much power exactly because I have turned my back on them. "Not turning my back" means facing my discomfort, embodying my anxiety and feeling it, rather than numbing myself with the endless scroll.
Loving this... thank you for sharing David!
Developing and valuing our natural, subtle faculties is so important. I love your vibe here, expressed on these pages! Thank you! 💜🙏
You might like to check out ‘Temenos’ (sanctuary space), the newsletter my husband and I just begun on Substack. The Substack site seems a lovely place to connect and build community.
Deep gratitude for this! I'm also living on my own, struggling with screen addiction. I think a large part of it is because I recently started grad school, and now there are SO many more demands on my time than there have been for the past decade. So when I have a day with nothing on my schedule, I spend most of it wandering on screens. I hope to build more body-centered practices into my precious unscheduled time.
I feel that Ian. And I am with you on centering my body. I've been walking more, using "screen time" to take online Pilates and other classes, also inviting folks over to watch things together. Thanks for sharing!
Yay for no fractures and stable cancer and especially for your wisdom. I appreciate the invitation to tune into the moon illuminating the increasing darkness. Thank you for your gentle invitation to snuggle into the best of what fall and the coming winter have to offer. May you be well in all things. 🙏
Thank you Nicole! I love "snuggle into fall." That's the best! xox
Microscope/Telescope... such a helpful way to process this changing of seasons. I'll join you in reducing screen time (well, noise in general--I sure do have a knack for filling the void with a podcast or tunes!) so that we can better re-attune. Thank you 🙏
Noise in General sounds like a band name. LOL. Thanks for sharing and attuning Jessica!
Haha, absolutely a band I will totally not be (mindlessly) listening to!