random thoughts on life and religion

Last night a thunderstorm killed the power in the house for a minute and made me turn off everything electronic. I stood at the bedroom window in the dark and looked out at the sky. I probably looked like a freak to anyone who glanced up into the window and saw me standing there whenever the lightning flashed.

As I stood there, I reflected. I thought about life, about my circumstances, about who I am and how I got here. It was good. Consciously acknowledging my thoughts and forcing myself to reflect helped me process them. Too often I’m distracted by the glowing square that I’m staring at right this minute to do that…to reflect. To think. To allow my brain to work.

Sometimes we just need to hit the power button on our gizmos and allow the CPU in our heads to work. I’m going to try to do that more. Technology can be a helpful tool, or it can be a crutch and a distraction. Too often I’ve allowed it to be the latter. I’m going to try not to allow it to continue that way.