4. Diary of a church dog
Diary of a church Dog 4 So, I have been having a think about Lent and the practice of abstaining from various things. Mummy has given up her social media account this year (I am still posting on my Instagram though @tjwithme) however mummy decided to step away from what is in fact the scourge of modern life. When we are out walking, I am struck by just how many times people nearly trip over my lead or stand on me because their heads are down and they are looking at a small screen in their palm. Mummy says that at a concert in Hyde Park last year she ruined peoples videos of Barbara Streisand (who had her three dogs with her)by starting a chant of ‘put your phones down, put your phones down.....’ to the people in front who were blocking everyone’s view, they yielded (their films were ruined anyway) put their phones away and watched the way God intended, with their eyes. Walk down any high street and phone addicts are everywhere. Whereas I pootle along in one of two ways; nose down or nose up high. When ‘down’ I am snuffling for evidence of other dogs who have walked my way to see if I know them and connect with them. When ’up’ I am smelling the world and experiencing everything in creation. So, I suppose what I am trying to say to you all is be more dog, give up your devices, get your nose up smell the world and look for connections to creation. |
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