What would it feel like if we took an hour today and stayed away from any technology device? I think it would be difficult. Smart phones have become a part of our hand. Some can’t drive a mile without picking up their smart phone and checking it. If we slide the smart phone to the side, there is an iPad, laptop, or TV to takes its place.. Information comes streaming towards us at a frantic pace from an array of sources. We don’t have time to process all the information before the next wave rolls in. The information overload may be forcing our minds to consider ways to simplify things. We may stop critical thinking and rely on other people to tell us what to think. We may, for example, listen or watch people who have a large digital presence spout nonsense which we don’t question because we’ve surrendered our capacity to think critically about what is being said. We lock on to the personality and not what the personality is saying. It may be time to turn down the volume and flow of information and let our minds rehab so they can once again become our critical thinking defense.
Month: May 2024
Today’s Quote: Nature Knows
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Poem: A Poem of Faith by Paul Laurence Dunbar
A Poem of Faith
Paul Laurence Dunbar
I think that though the clouds be dark,
That though the waves dash o’er the bark,
Yet after while the light will come,
And in calm waters safe at home
The bark will anchor.
Weep not, my sad-eyed, gray-robed maid,
Because your fairest blossoms fade,
That sorrow still o’erruns your cup,
And even though you root them up,
The weeds grow ranker.
For after while your tears shall cease,
And sorrow shall give way to peace;
The flowers shall bloom, the weeds shall die,
And in that faith seen, by and by
Thy woes shall perish.
Smile at old Fortune’s adverse tide,
Smile when the scoffers sneer and chide.
Oh, not for you the gems that pale,
And not for you the flowers that fail;
Let this thought cherish:
That after while the clouds will part,
And then with joy the waiting heart
Shall feel the light come stealing in,
That drives away the cloud of sin
And breaks its power.
And you shall burst your chrysalis,
And wing away to realms of bliss,
Untrammelled, pure, divinely free,
Above all earth’s anxiety
From that same hour.
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Today’s Joke: Joe’s GF is seeking Professional Help
Joe: “My girlfriend has been meditating for six months. Now she has to seeking professional help.”
Pete: “What’s wrong.”
Joe: “She’s been stuck in the present moment for five months.”
Today’s Thought: Dare to Set Out on the Journey
Don’t quit. Don’t stop dreaming. Don’t listen to naysayers. There will be times when you’ll be criticized for pursing a dream. You’ll join a hardy bunch who chose to wander off the well trodden path. You may discover, as you take your adventure, new pathways, new dreams, and new directions. Oftentimes the ticket for new pathways, dreams, and directions is only given to you once you dare to set out on the journey.
Inspiring Quote: We Become What We Allow to Enter Our Mind
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Today’s Poem: The Beloved by Paul Eluard
The Beloved
Paul Eluard
She is standing on my eyelids
And her hair is wound in mine,
She has the form of my hands,
She has the colour of my eyes,
She is swallowed by my shadow
Like a stone against the sky.
Her eyes are always open
And will not let me sleep.
Her dreams in broad daylight
Make the suns evaporate
Make me laugh, cry and laugh,
Speak with nothing to say
