I NEED to fast from Media
14 Oct 2010 4 Comments
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I swear my MAC is like crack. I love my computer, I love Twitter, Facebook and I adore writing my blog. I dig my cellphone with my pink blinged-up case… And while I am pretty luke-warm about email, I still have a hard time going more than a few hours without checking my too-many email in-boxes.
It’s too much. I am feeling saturated. I am not a TV watcher, but I feel as though I am– because I am on the Internet so often that shows–and the dramas on and off screen come to my attention. I have heard of Snooki although I’d never waste a precious minute watching the show she is on. (And not just because I don’t know the name of it.) I know Christina, Demi, Kourtney and Courtney are having marriage woes…
I watched the video replay tonight of Joy and Whoopi getting mad at Bill O’Reilly and walking off the set of The View. Yelling…. talking over each other… inflammatory statements made by each of them. Give me a seat on the View. I think I could bring some love to the set. Why didn’t anyone bring up what I would have liked said about the Ground Zero Mosque issue? About two months ago I wrote a blog called A Heart Centered Answer to the Mosque at Ground Zero. I am guessing Joy, Whoopi and Bill don’t read my blog.
I sat watching the miners be rescued one by one– tears– happiness, relief…. At Miner #19 CNN took a break to tell everyone (who was feeling wonderful, joyful and thrilled because of the rescue) that someone had received a human head mailed to them in a box. Thanks CNN– certainly don’t let us feel too good for too long before bringing back the negative reporting on the ills of the world.
So tonight I am issuing myself a 24 hour media fast. Maybe it will be hard– but it is hard to feel like I am feeling right now.My spirit is begging me to unplug– and so I will give it a go. No tweets, no status updates…. and no computer work– no booking radio guests–and no blog on Friday. I am anxious to see what fills the day where my technology used to be.
Good night. I will catch up with you on Saturday. Do you think I will miss anything?
All the best!
Rena M. Reese
Founder, Soul Salon International
Oct 15, 2010 @ 10:43:48
I know this feeling well, yet it is all I have. I don’t live in an area yet where I can be out and about socializing with people (hopefully an apartment will come up after the holidays) but in the mean time, even taking a walk is dangerous when you don’t know anyone in the area. I spend time thinking of things to do each day and just take time to be with myself. I don’t have my own car so I can’t even go give my extra hours away to some place to help out. And they are all to far to walk to.
A couple of years ago when I was trying to get an online business going I spent morning, noon, and nights working on the computer until I caught myself waking up in the middle of the night with dreams of still working on the sites. That’s when I realized it was to much for me. So I cut my email accounts in half and now I’ve then finally down to ten and thank heaven the volume is light through them. Accept for all that spam that comes to the web site mail….lol…
So I wish you a good day off, and give me some good ideas on new things to do that don’t involve being online, watching tv, or going outside… Love reading your blogs, LadyJ
Oct 19, 2010 @ 11:37:30
Hi Jacki :+)
Thanks for your note… You are spot on about our online lives being a gift–offering terrific connections to people we may not otherwise know and enjoy. You were also right in how it can creep in more and more until perhaps taking up an unhealthy amount of time and space in life. You did a great thing reducing your email accounts and taking a break when you needed one. On my “media break” I used my phone to call people when I would have emailed–read a book–began working on my next article for Affluent Magazine (paper and pen! Imagine that! :+) I made a box for donation from my closets, had wine :+) enjoyed my kids more, filed my nails… did our unglamorous laundry, tie-dyed shirts with my son for his business (chocolatelizard.com), and other things that were what I needed. The first 24 hours were hard…. the next 24 easier… the last 24 hours I savored most. Also, I hope you will join me at the new home for this blog (which is already up and going at MySoulSalon.com) since I will stop double posting this week. :+)RR
Oct 20, 2010 @ 11:39:46
I’ll make sure I have the correct link on the site. I noticed on the face book it has the international link instead of this one…
Oct 20, 2010 @ 21:06:31
Soul Salon International is my company–My Soul Salon is the blog for my company…. But actually, now that you mention it, I think the last blog site is listed there… Good catch! Thanks so so much! :+)R