Fasting

There was a time when I would have only related the word fasting to food and possibly religious devotion as suggested here but this past week I decided to have a fast of sorts applied to media. Many of us are practicing social distancing and possibly under orders to stay home.  It could be easy to spend more time scrolling through news articles, taking in streams of hopefully positive but perhaps negative social media, and gorging on some fear inducing report.  If you’re inclined to worry, as I used to be, I’d like to suggest that you take time to separate yourself from anything that doesn’t feel like it’s feeding your soul. You may not want to do this for a week but reserving a time period in each day as your reverent screen free space will nurture your well-being.  Take that time to 1. focus on good feeling thoughts, 2. speak kindness, and 3. cherish what you love!