I just finished taking off for almost two weeks. During that time, I had zero contact from my job. The first day of my vacation I got up like usual and had some coffee, read scripture, and went to open some news sites. I paused and wondered if I wanted to do that. I chose not to.
I have to say, going news-free for more than a week was probably one of the best things I’ve done in a while. Everyone knows that we’re fed garbage (I think) but, even though I know it, I personally did not know how big an impact it had on my spirit until I took a break from it. It made me feel so much more at peace.
We can choose to live in fear of what may happen in the future, or we can choose to live in the moment of what is happening. Matthew 6:34 says not to worry about tomorrow because each day has enough worry of its own. For a few days, I may have understood this teaching of Our Lord better than ever. That doesn’t mean not to plan for the future or to live like a fool, it just means ordering your concerns correctly.
Obviously, when my vacation ended, I went back to reading news and immediately the gloom of modernity began to descend again. “We’re not going to make it because of war, fuel costs, shortages,” and on and on. I’m not sure if I can figure out how to stay informed without that impacting me at all but I am sure going to work to find out. If I can’t, I may just take one day a week to catch up on global events and just focus on local things that will immediately impact me and those I love and care about.
I didn’t take any long trip, just a day trip and spent most of my time on the patio or working in the yard but had a great reset. If you take two things away from this I hope they are: 1) Take a break from your job once in a while, 2) take a break from media once in a while. It’ll do you good.
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