Nourishing & Creative

I did a bunch of thinking today about my digital sabbatical / detox.  My whole day felt like a practice run and even though I logged onto FB for work, checked personal email 1x, work email during work and scrolled through Instagram after dinner, it felt like a success.Because I'm paying attention.I chose to drive a gorgeous street without any music or podcasts. The same quiet accompanied me on my evening walk with the dog. Both were awesome.While waiting for a doctor's appt I scanned a magazine and enjoyed the "Annie" movie on in the waiting room. I was the only patient not on their cell-phone. Trying to read a full article was difficult - I kept scanning around and eventually, just gave up and looked at the pictures.After work, I chose to do 20min of yoga, read Susannah Conway's book and journal instead of collapsing in front of the TV or dicking around on the computer.And here I am blogging for myself, turning the blaring Olympics (aka endless commercials) off early, taking a quick shower and getting into bed before 11pm.All are helping me focus and allowing my brain space to quiet down.Today I wrote:

The detox feels like a pull-focus. It's not deprivation. It's an excuse, a call, a directive to do what I actually want with my time...so many not so much a detox as much as a creative wish list...a sabbatical in the sense that it's a set time to focus on something.

So I don't know how much I'll be off-line as much as I'll be working to use my time on-line as productively and quickly as possible. To make sure that I'm not using it to just procrastinate, to beat myself up, to stay bored or to avoid doing something creative.And I saw that Jen Louden commented on my previous post, which is insane b/c she's a legit person out there in the world blogging, writing, helping people, and I don't even share this blog with anyone but... her comment...

I am working toward finding a way that is nourishing and creative and informative not addictive and pointless. Have a wonderful break, may it bear much fruit. ~Jen Louden

What perfect rails to ride during this time. When it comes to my online time, if it doesn't feel nourishing, creative or informative, I'm changing the behavior. Perfect.Stay tuned. xo