Turns out "shelter in place" is a really easy time for me to fall into some old thoughts and habits. Perfect breeding ground for impatience, judgement, and pride. By the looks of my Facebook and Instagram, I'm not the only one. It has been a nasty week in the social media world. Today is horrific.
I'm loving Glennon Doyle right now. This week she shared, "When you don't abandon yourself in the little things, it becomes a way of life and eventually you trust yourself-like you trust a good friend who has always shown up and never steered you wrong. The reward of not abandoning yourself is self trust. And the reward of self trust is confident peace. But to get that real hard earned peace we have to resist false peace of the easy buttons." Easy buttons are super appealing right now and for many of us, false peace wouldn't feel too bad either. I feel a lot of us are hitting the easy buttons on social media, nasty memes, unkind words, judgmental thoughts and responses. We experience false peace as a result. Because sometimes it feels really good to say it exactly the way you see it. Most of the time, it's just not helpful and isn't going to change a single person's mind. Do I have plenty of thoughts and feelings about the current protest in Lansing? Names our Governor has been called this week? Absolutely, and if I shared those thoughts, would I be validated by the same people who always validate me? Yes. Would those who are not in support of Governor Whitmer present their point? Probably, and we would all waste a bunch of time going back and forth only to end up with more division. Some times it's a great time to recognize it's not worth it. For me, today, it's not worth it. This isn't really what I wanted to share. It's vulnerable to admit how often I choose the easy buttons. It would be way easier for me (and feel better) to press harder on issues that have me angry and sad. Yet, those are my easy buttons today and in this moment, I will sit in my anger and sadness as I strive for confident peace. ***This is my experience, TODAY as of 4pm. I respect those who continue to advocate and share their words, it's needed even if it doesn't also create the change we are hoping for. I trust it's not an easy button for every person who shares something political on social media, but rather a sincere place to present thoughts and perspective that some people need to hear and see. That person might be me tomorrow, but not today***
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