St. Peter Canisius (1521-1597)
Today's "Reflections from the Saints" on myCatholic.com (which is the BEST homepage I've used yet!), is a quote from Jesuit St. Peter Canisius ...
If you have too much to do, with God's help you will find time to do it all.
Now this is all well and good as long as what I'm doing is the GOOD! I tend to "have too much to do" because I get caught up in the minutiae of daily living rather than focusing on the big picture of getting me and mine to Heaven!
I've been thinking about this alot lately. Maybe it's because I recently had a birthday ... not a momentous, earth-shattering day (like turning 50 or something), but still a time to look back, reflect and fix what ain't workin'. I've realized just how much of my time is spent in the minutiae ... in the self-serving ... in the muck and mire!
For instance: I just recently reactivated my Facebook account as I realize that it is a great way to connect with those far and wide ... friends in Austria ... or Rome ... or Australia ... or even here in the States. A chance to see and read what we're all doing. This is all good stuff ...
BUT ...
I spent over an hour this morning just trying to work my way around and trying to add things to my Facebook "profile". I searched out friends ... and acquaintances ... and fun games to play ... but this is not what I SHOULD have been doing.
Facebook can be a major time-waster; so too, many of my other online activities. They are good things, but can lead to overindulgence ... self serving ... one-upmanish in which I really shouldn't be participating.
The solution?
Who knows?
Cutting back on my online time ... obviously. Being aware of the "danger signals" and keeping all in perspective ... duh! Letting the internet and online activities set the schedule for my day ... NO!
So, what have I learned over the last month or so of meditating on all this?
If I have too much to do ... activities that are the good, the true and the beautiful ... with God's help, I will find the time to do it all. All the other stuff ... too bad! God shows us the way ... it's just that sometimes He has to hit me upside the head to get my attention.
Can I be self-disciplined enough to make a change. Can I separate the online wheat from the proverbial chaff? Am I making sense or am I being too Quixotic?
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One thing I've noticed is that when something is new, it's more of a time-waster for me, but then I work on settling into a routine of reasonableness with it. I guess that points to a balance of patience with myself and not joining too many new things! :)
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