Healthy Digestion

So how have you fared over the last 5 days?

If you could pick one thought or theme that has been in the front of your mind what would that be?

Is there anything that you would have left undone?

I’m here to make a confession. I did the unthinkable. The all too common mistake of scrolling until it turned into doom scrolling. Not the political kind, but the comparison kind. I did a deep dive in places that I really should have never gone. There was no reason. No need, but the silly little high school girl in me got her feelings hurt and fell down the rabbit hole that was right there at the tips of my very warm fingers. The magic of the touchscreen can take me down if I let it.

Do you ever do that? Just aimlessly follow something until it makes you feel bad? Then in my case, as they say in Buddhism, I throw the second arrow. Not only do I feel bad for what I’ve seen, but I also castigate myself for having wasted my precious time. Ugh.

How utterly ridiculous is it to stare into someone else’s life and assume that the pictures I am consuming are exactly as they appear. Or that they have anything to do with me? How immature and voyeuristic. I mean, they are in that moment, their moment. I am not.

I have no idea what it took to make that moment happen, but I’m sure there’s a backstory. No clue who said what behind who’s back, what they had to sacrifice to create the whole affair, or why it matters so much.

Life is a hard core really rich feast that’s offered up every day for our viewing pleasure. The key is that we must digest what we consume even with our eyes. I have a tendency to binge at my family’s meals. Food is our love language and I stuff myself with all that goodness when we gather together. It’s the after effects, like with the rabbit hole, that are the problem. I’m going into the end of this year being mindful of what I devour. Indigestion happens because I let it. It’s my fault. It’s not what the other is doing or not doing. It’s because I can’t stop. It’s my mistake when I feel jealousy over someone else’s posts. I could have said no thank you. I didn’t. So as the year barrels to a close, as it somehow always does, I am going to pay attention to this unsavory form of consumption. Being more mindful of my time and what will serve not only me, but those I love best is a good thing to practice. It could help me start the new year off with some good habits already in place.

Want to join me in heeding the call to happiness and time well spent?

Keep the Faith,

Kyra