Simplify the Chaos

So I guess this is what happens when you start feeling you’re too “out there” in the cyberspace. You start getting a little paranoid about who is reading about you; who can see your FB friends, who is reading your blog, who knows you went to Sea World on Thursday, who sees your family relationships, etc.
I’m actually kind of private and the thought of all that just made me panic a little. So even though I’ve thought about deactivating Facebook for months, I’m ready now. But for those who I have reconnected with via Facebook, a message…

• I really missed you! Either we were friends once upon a time and lost contact OR we never really got an opportunity to know each other well and now we know each other better…I’m so thankful. Please get my email from my FB page in the next day or two and use it.  My Facebook will be “lights out” by Wednesday. Wow, I can feel freedom in that already.
• If you are so inclined, follow my blog. I’ll be making it private, too, but if you drop me a line via email, I’ll make sure you have access. Leave comments, share your stories ~ I love the feedback. It’s amazing how so many of us relate to what’s going on in each others lives.

It’s all about simplification for me and not alienation! We live in a time of crazed, hurried lives and there are other parts of my life that need this attention. My work, my husband, my God, and my children, to name a few…and not particularly in that order.  Prioritizing needs my attention.

This morning, my husband shared something valuable with me and I feel led to share it with you ~ maybe it will cause you to just think like it has me. He said I don’t always create an environment for myself that makes it easy to get the things I need.
That’s true; guilty as charged.

• If I want peace and the toxic relationships out of my life, cut out the source of those toxins. Done. It’s taken 46 years but that’s finally a point I’ve reached.
• If I want a closer relationship with my children; I need to take time to figure out what makes them feel valuable and loved and make it happen. My “love language” may not match theirs. 
• If I want order from the chaos;  take control. Don’t let the chaos take control!
• If I want emotional intimacy with my spouse; create an intimate environment that allows that to flourish.
• If I want to stop giving attention to those matters that are undeserving, find deserving topics and dive in with fervor.
• If I want privacy on the internet and more time to spend in thought, take those moments captive…beginning today.

~Amy