Let There Be Light

The other day when I was reading my scriptures I read the Matthew 6:22 which says:

The light of the body is the eye:
if therefore thine eye be single,
thy whole body shall be full of light.

So I've been thinking about light, and being single to something, and what my eyes have to do with all of it.

The other morning I had one of those mornings where everything just seemed... I don't know if perfect is the right word, but everything just felt so simple. The boys were happy, we played, the house was neat, I knew what I was making for dinner and knew I had everything for it, we didn't have anywhere we had to go... Anyways, it was just a really nice morning. And as I put the boys down for their naps I just wished I could maintain the peace I felt at that moment forever.

As I thought about the things that contributed to that morning going well, at least the aspects of it that I could control, I decided the top 2 were:
1. I had woken up early and studied my scriptures, and then I had exercised
2. I had banned myself from the computer for the morning

I seriously am amazed at the difference I feel in my days when I start them by studying the scriptures. I truly feel a tangible power that allows me to feel calmer and more clear-thinking. I still make mistakes (oh so many!) and I still have problems, but I feel so much more even.

And I'm also amazed at the computers ability to distract me almost CONSTANTLY. It was incredible how often that morning I thought "Oh, I'll just run in and email so and so really quick" or "I'll just run in and look that up" and then I had to stop myself and remember I wasn't using the computer that morning.

Anyways, back to the scripture, I thought about what my purpose is right now, and how I can be single to that. How if I can keep my eyes, both my inner and physical eyes, focused on the things that are REALLY important to me, that I can be "full of light". I can keep that feeling of balance and clear-headed-ness about me.

I feel like I'm bouncing all over, but I guess I'm just still thinking through this and trying to figure it out. Back to the internet, G has been reading the book What Technology Wants, and he often reads me sections of it, and last night I started reading it too. From what I've gotten so far, I can't recommend this book enough if you want to think about the impact technology has on your life. But it has started me really thinking about the technology I use in my day to day life, and trying to be a little more thoughtful in the way I use it, and make sure it is not one of the things that is distracting me from "being single" in my purpose. I have just read the first chapter, but one line is loved was (and I feel like I am doing a disservice sharing it out of context, but forgive me, and read the book!) "I became fascinated by the challenge of picking the few tools that might elevate my spirit".

So that's my goal today, to think about the technology I'm using, and decide if how I'm using it is elevating my spirit, and keeping my eye single, or if it's just distracting me.