Building the capacity for boredom
“What does it look like for us to build a capacity for silence? What does it mean for us to exercise that muscle, to not be afraid to be bored, to let our minds wander without having input constantly? How could that shape us and help us to feel better, to be able to focus better, and be able to be present with ourselves and with one another, with the Spirit?
Being able to do that, especially when technology or devices, the platforms we’re on – the last thing that any of those things want us to do is set them down and turn them off and be quiet for a minute. And so the ability to actually do that is a practice of resistance.”
— Wess Daniels, 2023
Quaker author, pastor, and Director of Friends Center at Guilford College
Today’s Invitation
Build your capacity for boredom as a practice of resistance.
This Week’s Query
How do you make space to hear the still, small voice when technology constantly demands your attention?
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