Constant Noise and Crazy-Busy Lives Keynote...Constant Noise & Crazy-Busy Lives SUMMARY: The noisier...
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Danger #2
Constant Noise & Crazy-Busy LivesSUMMARY:
The noisier and busier our lives get, the less we think about the big questions in life, the more stressed we become, and the further we tend to drift from God.
Diagnosing the Culture
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MAQUOKETA, IA
SUMMER 2001, 2002, 2004
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THE AT THE MAQUOKETA OOL“VORTEX OF DEATH”
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There is a very strong “vortex of death” in America.
But there is also a very strong “vortex of death” in…
…most Americans heads and hearts.
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
IN AMERICAN CULTURE…Constant Noise & Crazy-Busy Lives
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“Because we try to cram so much into our lives we tend to schedule our own .”STRESS
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Common Teen Stressors
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Onebigside-effectofconstantnoiseandcrazy-busylivesisthatwehardlyeverthinkabout…
The BIG questions in life:1. Why do I exist? 2. What is the meaning of life? 3. How should I live? 4. What is God asking me to do with my life? Today? This moment? 5. How do I want to be remembered after I die?
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THE DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION FOR
Constant Noise & Crazy-Busy Lives
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The world’s solution for our crazy-busy lives:
https://youtu.be/55kOphD64r8
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3 treatments forcrazy-busy lives:
UNPLUG(Get away from “screen suckers” and take your earbuds out)
TREATMENT #1
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3 treatments forcrazy-busy lives:
LEARN TO SAY “YES” AND “NO”
Don’t overcommit! Say “yes” to the most important things and don’t be afraid to say “no” to other things.
TREATMENT #2
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3 treatments forcrazy-busy lives:
(it’s not supposed to be awkward - or scary!)SILENCE.
Carve out time forTREATMENT #3
“If I could prescribe only one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe SILENCE. For even if the Word of God is proclaimed, no
one can hear it; there is too much noise. Therefore, create silence.” -Soren Kierkegaard
SILENCEsilence
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4 ways I try and carve out time for silence: 1. Eucharistic Adoration
3. Prayer time at home4. Annual camping retreat
2. Turning the car radio off
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Lake Maria State Park June 11, 2012