FOMO, Fear of Missing Out
Fear not, Be still
Welcome to Eyes on Christ, a weekly letter, every Wednesday from my heart to yours. I'm a story-gardener, cultivating personal tales that blossom into insights on spirituality, culture, nature, and our constantly evolving world. An explorer-writer, I intertwine ancient wisdom and modern curiosities for a journey of self-discovery. As always, thanks for reading.
It’s still winter here in So Cal and my garden and I are enjoying the unexpected rains. A little light gardening in rain boots and a lot of breathing in the perfumed air of scented blooms is quite heady! It enhances the appeal of the winter season of Lent, a tradition of forty days of fasting and praying, that model Jesus’ forty days in the desert (Matthew 4: 1-2). Today’s fasts of the happy followers of Jesus often go beyond food. Some give up social media. Some also add charity - a generous giving of time, money and self - to their Lenten season. Some naturally extend prayer time and stillness before God. We’re mid-way through Lent, and so, this is a good time to look at FOMO, fear of missing out. I illustrate FOMO in a short story. Enjoy!
I have friends who suffer FOMO nearly every day, who almost never say no… who try to cram in as much activity and social scene-steering as possible so they can build up an enormous repository of fantastic memories, friends…