A friend asked what I was doing on my days off work this week. I mentioned a few projects and a little trip to Stone Mountain (the NC one).
And rebooting.
You need to reboot when you’re clogged up, running slow, and slammed with “out of memory” pop-ups. Sure you get thru the day—like a mule packs a load; no thinking required. Welcome to Planet Zombie.
“Without great solitude no serious work is possible.” – Pablo Picasso
“Be still and know that I am God” – Psalm 43.10
“A big problem is the velocity of life continues to accelerate. There are so many opportunities for distractions. People miss what God it trying to do right in front of them.” – my friend Harold
Daniel Coyle says solitude is like a vitamin, “something essential that our brains and bodies require to thrive. Think of it as Vitamin S. It’s a daily supplement that centers our identities and our desires, that grants us the space to experiment, to make mistakes and correct them, to get obsessed solving the endless series of tiny, fascinating problems that form the foundation of any achievement.”
And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone – Matthew 14.23
