The Sunday Edit (on Monday), vol IV

A social media pause, a book from the 1970s, sacred rest, & life lately

I started writing this post on Sunday morning and had every intention of hitting publish that same day, but then life happened. The sun came out, and I decided Substack could wait, but that a day at the beach with my kids couldn’t.

I’ve been quiet on here (and online in general) these past few weeks. Spending more time with the people I love IRL, and less time online, and it’s felt really good. But I’ve also missed all of you, writing and sharing what’s on my mind. So I thought I’d take a moment this morning to fill you in. A little life lately, if you will. I just made a cup of tea (so buckle up).

Here’s what I’m covering in today’s newsletter

• Why I’m taking a pause from social media

• How discovering a book from the 1970s shifted how I view this stage of life

• Sacred rest - what it is and how I’m creating it

• Life lately - including a trip to Chicago, sending my 16-year-old off to a foreign country alone, and what I’m loving these days.

We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s dive in

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Taking a pause from the gram

I’m just getting home from a whirlwind few weeks of traveling, seeing family and friends. But before I left, I made an impromptu decision to take Instagram off my phone. It wasn’t premeditated or planned out. To be honest, the end of the school year was draining, emotionally and physically. It wasn’t any one thing, but rather the collective weight of everything I’d been carrying all year, and I could feel myself wearing thin. I knew I needed a moment to breathe. To turn everything off - the emails, the schedules, and most importantly, the never-ending noise that is social media.

I’ll share more about this another day, but I’ve come to believe social media isn’t good for us. I used to think it was benign - neither good nor bad, but dependent on how you used it. I don’t feel that way anymore.