Apparently my blog didn’t save or got deleted by some ne’er-do-well, so here goes round two.
I know I’m not the first person to mention the Great Fellows Quarantine of January 2021, but it was too significant not to write about. To tell you the truth, it wasn’t that difficult of a time for me. Yes, I got bored. Yes, I wanted to see some folks. The only reprieve from solitude in the house was going to get a COVID test and eating fast food in the parking lot by myself while listening to podcasts (and playing COD with the boys, of course).
But it wasn’t awful! After giving myself a few days to live out a life of limited responsibilities, I tried to take to heart something we learned about at our mid-year retreat: having a Rule of Life. Now, mine is rather rudimentary at the moment since I’ve just started trying to implement it, but the little that I’ve tried has been incredible. A Rule of Life touches so many different parts of life, not just the spiritual part. The simple act of making a commitment to get up in the morning and read and have time to myself had a profound impact on the last few weeks, and I look forward to digging deeper and adding on to it. I’d encourage you to look into it as well!
Here is an article that helped me think about it more after the retreat: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/skip-resolutions-make-rule-life/
Also, do yourself a favor and go watch Derek Delgaudio’s In & Of Itself on Hulu. Don’t look up anything about it or read the description, I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Also, shout out to the Tennessee Basketball team for beating Kansas by 19 on Saturday.
Cheers!
Cam