It's called FOMO: the fear of missing out. Social media is the main pathogen. You see "friends" having these excellent adventures...and you're not.
You add more events to your calendar. You put your kids in more activities. You buy more stuff because you need to keep up with others. It's a never ending cycle.
I know I was caught up in it, too. My family was over scheduled. I was over scheduled. Things just weren't getting done because we were always on the go.
My husband & son went on a trip to Florida last month for a week and I was home with the dogs. I originally planned stuff to do every day that they were gone so I wouldn't get bored or lonely. Then they actually left, and I came home to the pets...and I decided that being home was ok. I had enough to do around here. I crossed off all the other stuff from my calendar and just let myself be.
I binge watched the Naked Archeologist on Hulu.
I purged my closet.
I read books.
And I limited my time on social media.
By day two, I was really enjoying myself. I was resting.
This made me realize my glorification of busy-my infection of FOMO-was affecting me on so many levels. I was running around and running myself ragged. By resting and not being caught up in that frenzy, I realized the only thing I was missing out on was my own sanity and peace. This inspired me to go back to my Biblical roots and keep a Sabbath.
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places. Leviticus 6
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