Urgently disconnected
Are you connected?
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
We are so disconnected.
There is this sense of urgency that fills our days and this hinders out ability to connect.
It affects the connection with our spouse because there is a never ending to do list
It affects the connection with our children because they are not catching up with that urgency
It affects the relationship with our Lord because we don't slow down to just connect
This urgency is also laced with anxiety.
What if ?!…
How then ?!…
Balance…
Then the multi-tasking leaving us with everything half-baked
Then there is the constant noise - literally and figuratively. Those instagram reels can be so loud. You catch it and then mute it but you have already started humming the millisecond you caught of it.
Or is it listening to a podcast as you get through the day or turning on the radio as soon as you sit in the car or turning on the TV as soon as you are awake or come home at night.
We are in a constant state of consumption and noise so much that even in those silent moments, we are not able to quieten our minds. We find the silence completely uncomfortable.
Does this urgency serve you?
Does the anxiety help you?
Does all of the noise benefit you?
Why wouldn't you let it go?
We have some influence over our space (making it safe), our breath (deep centering breaths) and our intentions (keep reaffirming).
How are we using that influence?
O Allah please give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know one from the other. Amin.
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