No Social Media Increases Productivity

Let me tell you...

I'm learning that there are a few things I miss about social media. Case in point, yesterday was my host sister's birthday--for some reason it seems so much easier to send a FB msg than an email. Still need to send the email.

Second case in point. A month or so ago, I "shared" an item from the local mission that they were low on socks. My sister saw it and cleaned out her husband's sock drawer--two bags were given to my friend yesterday so her husband could take them to the mission (where he works). So social media is definitely a good way to get the word out and increase action or food for thought...

...but man I'm so much more productive. That first day I realized just.how.many.times I would grab my phone to check out or distract myself by checking in on everyone else. Day one of the social media purge I processed a lot and also got ahead on my studies and work. I imagine this means that I'm just finding more productive ways to distract myself, but I'm thinking that eventual those items are going to run out too...

...my grading continues to get done early, my homework and reading is getting completed, I'm reaching out to friends better, the house is cleaned, I'm scheduling appointments and organizing my calendar, I researched and registered for community ed kayak courses and I'm waitlisted for a first aid cert course I need for my massage licensing (work will pay for these), my run with an old high school acquaintance went well yesterday and I even happened upon some free bushes as her husband was ripping some out of their front yard! I'm planting bushes, seeding the grass, planning the garden, thinking about whether I want to get chickens again. Focusing in on the things of value and importance. And yesterday for the first time in a long time, I went to church. It'd been on my heart and in my mind all week and even when I woke up late when I checked the time for the service I still had plenty of time. No surprise that the message was very appropriate for what I needed to hear and be thinking on (a message of repentence, of letting go of hardened hearts, of returning to what the Lord wants for our lives, and again living with a new heart and vision....). So even in the "distractions," I feel like these are distractions that are refining me, showing me again back to my roots and values and those ways in which I want my life to be about. So much of this is about being quiet and just letting life guide and show me...

...but man, this no social media seriously might, just might, become more ingrained than just a Lenten project.....

Happy Monday y'all!