I skipped church

I didn't go to church today. The only way I can describe the way I feel is blah. I thought I was getting sick, but the illness didn't quite progress. But I don't feel like myself at all, so I am here instead of with my family at church. I swore to myself I would have a decent quiet time here, to justify my absence, and that I would not get on the computer. I am realizing that perhaps the reason I feel blah IS the computer. I think it can actually suck some life out of us if we are on it too long.....it makes us clingy to bad news, hopeful for impersonal communication, and encourages us to spend money. Don't get me wrong -- I know the fabulous uses of it; however, moderation here may be key, and for a news junkie like myself, this can be tough. Our modem recently died, and until we got a new one, I felt a small freedom I had not felt before.....one in which I felt motivated to read a book, to do chores left waiting, and even to simply sit. After this, I'm not only getting off the computer, I think I will turn it OFF for a while.