Abby’s Reviews > The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World > Status Update

Take it back for going places without your phone. Take it back for all the things you always wanted to do, the things you stopped doing when the pace got too fast, the overload exhausted you, and your spirit became weary from too much noise. It’s not too late to take it back. No, it’s not too late. ❤️

Once a week, we find a space in the calendar and use it to see someone else, to make them feel known and loved...You will never regret clearing the space to bless someone when they’re not expecting it. You will never regret showing up at the door. ❤️

"We assume people should always be available because of all the digital devices we possess. We get anxious when we don’t hear back almost immediately. Are they mad at me? Did I say something wrong?"‼️

It’s never too late to remember. There is still time to recover who you were before all the noise got in.

Be still, and know that I am God ❤️

"Staying a spectator is how you miss a life. I’m afraid it’s that weighty. You cannot possibly be in your life completely if you’re always looking to the right and left of you or focusing all your energy on how you measure up against those around you. You can’t possibly see the sacred hiding in plain sight when your gaze is fixed on fear and lack."‼️

"People always say we are what we do when no one is watching, but who are we if we give others access to watch us at all times?" 🫢

"Building pedestals is nothing new. What’s new is how we’ve gotten into the habit of waiting for people to fall from the pedestals we’ve put them on and then turning against them the second they fail to meet our expectations."

"Especially when it comes to matters of faith, you can convince everyone that you’re holding it together, that you’re rooted deep in something other than yourself, and that you’re doing just fine. If people don’t look too closely, you’ll pass without question."

"I stopped worrying how I would look in all the images and started handing the camera off to my husband. It became less about how I looked and more about how I want my children to have pieces of me—tangible evidence of me to hold on to—when I’m no longer here" ❤️