And off we go! What a wonderful call to peaceful, realistic action! I can't wait to see the fruit it bears.
I want to encourage everyone to remember that when you first start out on something (anything!), you will probably not be very good at it. Don't be discouraged if you have slip-ups.
Just try again, adjusting as needed -- don't give up!
I loved scrolling through these photos and ideas! So inspiring and a wonderful reminder to me about how I want to spend my time as well as new/ old things I might try. The fast certainly feels much less overwhelming when you see the feast!
Thanks for linking up to my article on Lent, too! I’ve unlocked the whole of it for the next few days so everyone can read :)
My wife and I do a digital detox each season, and learn something new each time. All about planning, pre-planning, and more...planning! Would love to join you!
The best and most lasting change comes from person to person contact, within one's own community. I am always encouraging people to get outside, read a real book, have a conversation with your neighbor.
I like to hike. Yesterday a friend and I went hiking in a new place of her choice. There had been heavy rains and it was muddy. A few places there were streams running along where usually there would be just a trickle of water, if that. I almost turned back but decided to get wet, Wade through the water. It has been a long time since I had done such a thing and it felt wonderful, even as the water was icy and now I sloshed around in wet shoes. If I had been on my own I might have turned back, but together we encouraged one another to keep on going.
Keep on going! We can all create a positive energy to battle the darkness.
Hi Ruth and Peco, I (Bohdanna, Roman's wife) took up and learned how to knit with wool recently, which as it turns out has insulative properties against EMF. Here are some pictures we took with our Canon camera:
I’m not really feeling a fast this year....not that I really know how that would feel, lol. But I am adding things that are not technological. For example, hand hemming 12 scarves for my dance group. Needs to be done by mid-March. I’m not entirely sure why, but it seems important that I transform each of these not at all special pieces of satin with hand stitches. So I am lol. Still crocheting some simple projects too.
I am joining the communal digital fast, and will be sharing the invitation today with Renovaré Weekly readers. I appreciate the way you present the fast with options to personalize and modify so that it targets the excess precisely and doesn't burden the participant. We practice disciplines as we can, not as we can't!
I am in too! A little nervous, but excited, eager to embrace more of real life. I know I will need to lean into grace to do this and, most likely, ample doses of His mercy.
I’ve written out the weeks of lent and plan to gradually increase the tech free time each week. Hoping the gradual approach will better help me form long lasting habits rather than the boom and bust cycles
Awesome! I am ready to start! Likely mine is going to a mishmash of a few things: reading at the library to reduce TV time; returning to real life money (hiding away from debit/credit card); and restricting my social media use when I am on my laptop. I’ll write up a post at the end and let you know how it goes!
I'm here for the digital fast this Lent. Well, I was already *here*, but I've been feeling led this direction as I've listened and discerned my fast through Shrovetide, and am finding the game plan and seed catalog helpful as I set out. Thank you!
And off we go! What a wonderful call to peaceful, realistic action! I can't wait to see the fruit it bears.
I want to encourage everyone to remember that when you first start out on something (anything!), you will probably not be very good at it. Don't be discouraged if you have slip-ups.
Just try again, adjusting as needed -- don't give up!
The Camino metaphor and stories are just perfection!
I loved scrolling through these photos and ideas! So inspiring and a wonderful reminder to me about how I want to spend my time as well as new/ old things I might try. The fast certainly feels much less overwhelming when you see the feast!
Thanks for linking up to my article on Lent, too! I’ve unlocked the whole of it for the next few days so everyone can read :)
My wife and I do a digital detox each season, and learn something new each time. All about planning, pre-planning, and more...planning! Would love to join you!
https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/digitaldetox
The best and most lasting change comes from person to person contact, within one's own community. I am always encouraging people to get outside, read a real book, have a conversation with your neighbor.
I like to hike. Yesterday a friend and I went hiking in a new place of her choice. There had been heavy rains and it was muddy. A few places there were streams running along where usually there would be just a trickle of water, if that. I almost turned back but decided to get wet, Wade through the water. It has been a long time since I had done such a thing and it felt wonderful, even as the water was icy and now I sloshed around in wet shoes. If I had been on my own I might have turned back, but together we encouraged one another to keep on going.
Keep on going! We can all create a positive energy to battle the darkness.
The Power of Words
"I have exchanged my weapon for a pen; my battlefield for a blank page." ~ Rocky, Central Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles, 1996 https://open.substack.com/pub/khmezek/p/the-power-of-words-33f
Hi Ruth and Peco, I (Bohdanna, Roman's wife) took up and learned how to knit with wool recently, which as it turns out has insulative properties against EMF. Here are some pictures we took with our Canon camera:
https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/emfclothing
I’m not really feeling a fast this year....not that I really know how that would feel, lol. But I am adding things that are not technological. For example, hand hemming 12 scarves for my dance group. Needs to be done by mid-March. I’m not entirely sure why, but it seems important that I transform each of these not at all special pieces of satin with hand stitches. So I am lol. Still crocheting some simple projects too.
I am a new pilgrim on this road.
I am joining the communal digital fast, and will be sharing the invitation today with Renovaré Weekly readers. I appreciate the way you present the fast with options to personalize and modify so that it targets the excess precisely and doesn't burden the participant. We practice disciplines as we can, not as we can't!
I am in too! A little nervous, but excited, eager to embrace more of real life. I know I will need to lean into grace to do this and, most likely, ample doses of His mercy.
I’ve written out the weeks of lent and plan to gradually increase the tech free time each week. Hoping the gradual approach will better help me form long lasting habits rather than the boom and bust cycles
Okay, I'm in, only for one week as a trial, if it's good then perhaps I'll start a one week fast every month. Thank you for the inspiration!
Great article, and I appreciate all the pintables. I am very excited to attempt this digital fast.
Awesome! I am ready to start! Likely mine is going to a mishmash of a few things: reading at the library to reduce TV time; returning to real life money (hiding away from debit/credit card); and restricting my social media use when I am on my laptop. I’ll write up a post at the end and let you know how it goes!
Chur,
The Delinquent Academic
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful pictures and the interesting thoughts!
I'm here for the digital fast this Lent. Well, I was already *here*, but I've been feeling led this direction as I've listened and discerned my fast through Shrovetide, and am finding the game plan and seed catalog helpful as I set out. Thank you!