I resonate with so much of this (and thanks for the acknowledgement, grammar mistake and all), and I appreciate the encouragement to become one's own "curator", though that term (mine) isn't quite adequate. There's also a gatekeeping dimension of this self-care that must kick in even before curation. And it requires not only the willingness and ability to make healthy choices from the gigabytes of info flowing to and through me, limiting topics (or persons!) I intend to entertain and grow from, but also the willingness and ability to first slow the flow of input from which I am choosing. The wisdom and courage to curate our experience is enhanced by the thoughtful reduction of the data or stimuli seeking our curation.
Because we are bombarded by “74” daily (Paltry attempt at humor) I need to rapidly filter “first blush”, dismiss dross and mine gold for further consideration or dung heap.
I think it is a super-power we’ve developed for our times.
It’s how we manage to cope.
The two words I zoomed in on were transformation and agency.
We have agency (choice and responsibility) to sort wisely, and redeem the time!
I do okay with the 3 words from last week— ish but transformation starts with yieldedness. That makes me unhappy. (Romans 7)
I still wage a constant civil war within myself to truly yield and I will be engaged in that struggle until Glory.
I resonate with so much of this (and thanks for the acknowledgement, grammar mistake and all), and I appreciate the encouragement to become one's own "curator", though that term (mine) isn't quite adequate. There's also a gatekeeping dimension of this self-care that must kick in even before curation. And it requires not only the willingness and ability to make healthy choices from the gigabytes of info flowing to and through me, limiting topics (or persons!) I intend to entertain and grow from, but also the willingness and ability to first slow the flow of input from which I am choosing. The wisdom and courage to curate our experience is enhanced by the thoughtful reduction of the data or stimuli seeking our curation.
Philippians 4:8
Me again. First blush!
Because we are bombarded by “74” daily (Paltry attempt at humor) I need to rapidly filter “first blush”, dismiss dross and mine gold for further consideration or dung heap.
I think it is a super-power we’ve developed for our times.
It’s how we manage to cope.
The two words I zoomed in on were transformation and agency.
We have agency (choice and responsibility) to sort wisely, and redeem the time!
I do okay with the 3 words from last week— ish but transformation starts with yieldedness. That makes me unhappy. (Romans 7)
I still wage a constant civil war within myself to truly yield and I will be engaged in that struggle until Glory.
(Romans 8)