Good evening y'all! This will be a very short post(or so I say...), I just want to see how many consistent readers I have. I know some of you are probably thinking "I'm not telling this guy that i read his blog! That would be weird...". Well, guess what, I know that in however many years I've had this blog, I have had 1003 views as of this morning. So I know you are out there! :) And THANK YOU so much for reading or just skimming through. At least you came. :)
Anyway, I just wanted as many of you who consistently read my blog to let me know in the comments below so I know if I'm reaching anyone. If I'm not, I may write less(if even possible) to concentrate on my music...if there are a few of you, I'll write more. The more who read, the more I'll write. Sound fair? I hope so.
So in a summary that could have been thrown in at the BEGINNING of this post, I just want to get an idea of how much I need to write down the road.
Let yourselves be heard, people! :)
Goodnight, its time for me to vamoose. Dinner calls. Can't resist, won't resist. Don't try and convince me. It's FOOD for goodness sake....goodnight...
^_^
~A Reborn~
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Distractions, distractions everywhere.
So this morning I receive a subscription email from a wonderful blog called Scribing The Journey. I subscribed a while back after reading Duanes'(the author) blog entry about how he still drinks Starbucks coffee even though Starbucks apparently supports gay marriage. It was very good, you can check it out here.
His blog post this morning however was something that I had been needing to read for a very very long time.
It focuses on how technology has become an enormous distraction and how we spend too much time on devices such as cell phones and also what kind of effect its having on us. You can find that post here.
When i started reading it I started to see patterns in my life compared to this. I do the same thing. I've actually gotten good at texting while people are talking to me(standing in front of me, sitting with me etc) and I didn't even realize I was doing it. For me, it was a subconscious way of compressing what I needed to do in a shorter amount of time. I'm very OCD and organized as well as a little weird about efficiency. I like the idea of being quick and productive. Get it done and get it done right in an organized protocol based manner.
I only realized last night that it's extremely rude. The people around me are trying to talk to me face to face and expect my full attention, as they should be! Its a serious problem. A text can wait. And if it's from your mom or someone else equally important, all you have to do is say, "Hold on just one moment, my ___ needs me" and proceed.
And yes there is a difference between someone calling you and someone texting you. A call is about 80% more important to take. A text is low priority. I don't know what you all do, but I never reject a call unless its a known sales call. You never know, it could be an emergency.
So anyway, that's my mini-rant...and yes I do mean mini. I could seriously write a book on worldly distractions and the negative effects they have on humanity and Christians as a whole.
But I'm finished now, so enjoy Duane Scotts' blog and I hope you got something out of reading his material. :)
Remember! God is KING and the only one we should praise EVER.
Have a blessed evening!
~A Reborn~
His blog post this morning however was something that I had been needing to read for a very very long time.
It focuses on how technology has become an enormous distraction and how we spend too much time on devices such as cell phones and also what kind of effect its having on us. You can find that post here.
When i started reading it I started to see patterns in my life compared to this. I do the same thing. I've actually gotten good at texting while people are talking to me(standing in front of me, sitting with me etc) and I didn't even realize I was doing it. For me, it was a subconscious way of compressing what I needed to do in a shorter amount of time. I'm very OCD and organized as well as a little weird about efficiency. I like the idea of being quick and productive. Get it done and get it done right in an organized protocol based manner.
I only realized last night that it's extremely rude. The people around me are trying to talk to me face to face and expect my full attention, as they should be! Its a serious problem. A text can wait. And if it's from your mom or someone else equally important, all you have to do is say, "Hold on just one moment, my ___ needs me" and proceed.
And yes there is a difference between someone calling you and someone texting you. A call is about 80% more important to take. A text is low priority. I don't know what you all do, but I never reject a call unless its a known sales call. You never know, it could be an emergency.
So anyway, that's my mini-rant...and yes I do mean mini. I could seriously write a book on worldly distractions and the negative effects they have on humanity and Christians as a whole.
But I'm finished now, so enjoy Duane Scotts' blog and I hope you got something out of reading his material. :)
Remember! God is KING and the only one we should praise EVER.
Have a blessed evening!
~A Reborn~
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