I'm a bad blogger.
Blogging is all about regular, up to date musings, observations, inspirations, even rants.
Note the "regular" part.
I'm not a big blog reader either, and I'm still trying to figure out the RSS thing.
It's all about time. Lack thereof. I've been feeling very pressed for time lately. Even my days off are packed to the gills with stuff to do and catch up on. Like that basket of unmatched socks. Or those chairs I've been meaning to sand and stain for the last 15 months. Or those books that have been gahering dust by my bedside.
Can I really be that pressed for time? Really? Since May?! (note date of last entry) Maybe there's an problem here.
It can't be good for one's health to be pressed for time for over five months.Whether I decide to keep a blog is beside the point. Busyness, hurry, clutteredness, procrastination, overwork, multitasking fragmentation... these are not good for the spiritual life. In fact, they are deadly to it.
I know this. I preach about this. But I'm guilty of all of these things myself. It's easy to blame our culture. Our culture encourages hurry. But I can blame no one but me.
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin." Well, I spin. Somtimes out of control. Maybe you feel the same.
How 'bout we stop?
Say "no" to things that aren't important.
Say "yes" to things that give life to us and others.
The world won't stop turning if you and I take time... Time for real prayer and real thoughts and real listening... time for deep conversations and deep sleep.
Two more weeks and we begin Advent, which is a great time to "unpress" and to savor each day. Slowing down runs counter to our culture of hurrying to count the days down to Christmas.
I'm thinking that I may start the slowing of Advent now.
I'm not sure where keeping a blog fits in all this. I do know that a funny thing happens when I take time to write. I slow down. I get more centered. I listen more to myself and the Holy Spirit in me. I write things that surprise me. (I didn't know where this was going here when I sat down at the computer tonight. I thought I'd be talking about the whole blogging culture. Who knew?)
So, I won't promise when the next entry to this blog will be posted. But I will work to "unpress" my time, and try to savor life more fully.
Until then, some books by my bed are calling my name.
