Nothing to Say?
Posted by Chris
Okay, on top of the self-applied guilt of not posting nearly as often as I'd like to, I look back through the last several months of posts and realize that even on those days I posted something, I really didn't have anything worthwhile to say.
Perhaps it is because I'm just coasting in so many areas of my life right now. If I'm not careful it is easy to slip into the everydayness of life itself and not move much deeper than that.
Here's a few examples... Reading lightly
I haven't challenged myself through what I'm reading in quite some time. I'm attempting to build some regularity back into the times I spend in God's Word, for example. Good, right? Sure it is. The only problem is that I find myself hitting cruise control & not really trying to take in what I'm reading very much. I read it. I put it down. I don't think much about it after that.
Same thing in my extra-Biblical reading - something I used to do a lot more than I do now. I picked up a recommended book yesterday, The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. Sat in the car for about an hour while the boys were in art class and just read (haven't done that in forever!). Lewis is such a great writer! Abolition is very similar to another book I've attempted to read of his - Miracles. Both are very deep, complex & intellectual. Fascinating, but difficult to wrap my brain around at times. I'm enjoying the challenge again, though.
Managing my Time
We are at a good point right now with our schedules. Last fall was super-crazy & extremely stressful at times. We were SO busy that it felt like you were sinking under the weight of it all. So we cut back. We told the boys no winter sports. When certain kids programs at our church stopped for the holidays we decided not to start back with them afterwards. That kind of stuff. And it paid off! We have most of our evenings back as a family. We are spending more time with each other. We are relaxing a lot more.
The problem is that it is easy to slip into the 'take it easy' mentality when you're in a time like this. Not that I want the busyness back - maybe just the fact that the busyness brought with it a needed persistence and determination with what we did with our time. We need some deliberateness back, I'm afraid, while keeping our lives as busy-free as possible.
Just a snapshot, but I want to come back to a place where I'm posting more here than the latest YouTube video that caught my attention, or other things that really don't matter much. I'll still have those, but I want what I say to matter - I want to have something to say. Does that make any sense?
Perhaps it is because I'm just coasting in so many areas of my life right now. If I'm not careful it is easy to slip into the everydayness of life itself and not move much deeper than that.
Here's a few examples... Reading lightly
I haven't challenged myself through what I'm reading in quite some time. I'm attempting to build some regularity back into the times I spend in God's Word, for example. Good, right? Sure it is. The only problem is that I find myself hitting cruise control & not really trying to take in what I'm reading very much. I read it. I put it down. I don't think much about it after that.
Same thing in my extra-Biblical reading - something I used to do a lot more than I do now. I picked up a recommended book yesterday, The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis. Sat in the car for about an hour while the boys were in art class and just read (haven't done that in forever!). Lewis is such a great writer! Abolition is very similar to another book I've attempted to read of his - Miracles. Both are very deep, complex & intellectual. Fascinating, but difficult to wrap my brain around at times. I'm enjoying the challenge again, though.
Managing my Time
We are at a good point right now with our schedules. Last fall was super-crazy & extremely stressful at times. We were SO busy that it felt like you were sinking under the weight of it all. So we cut back. We told the boys no winter sports. When certain kids programs at our church stopped for the holidays we decided not to start back with them afterwards. That kind of stuff. And it paid off! We have most of our evenings back as a family. We are spending more time with each other. We are relaxing a lot more.
The problem is that it is easy to slip into the 'take it easy' mentality when you're in a time like this. Not that I want the busyness back - maybe just the fact that the busyness brought with it a needed persistence and determination with what we did with our time. We need some deliberateness back, I'm afraid, while keeping our lives as busy-free as possible.
Just a snapshot, but I want to come back to a place where I'm posting more here than the latest YouTube video that caught my attention, or other things that really don't matter much. I'll still have those, but I want what I say to matter - I want to have something to say. Does that make any sense?
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