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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts) Tue Feb 19, 2019, 03:22 PM Feb 2019

I feel like doing a full societal blackout.

Just going up into the mountains in a cabin with a supply of food and without electricity and just hanging out there for a while. The next best thing would be a sabbatical at a monastery.

You've heard of people wanting to unplug from the media. I want to unplug from society...all societies.

No worries. I'm not going to start sending mail bombs to people.

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I feel like doing a full societal blackout. (Original Post) Tobin S. Feb 2019 OP

I think I'd probably miss electricity pretty bad ... but the rest I can dig ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #1

I hear ya... FirstLight Feb 2019 #2

I'm thinking of tying something together with the lunar dates of lent . I think it is a natural time lunasun Feb 2019 #3

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. I think I'd probably miss electricity pretty bad ... but the rest I can dig ;) (nt)

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 03:26 PM

Feb 2019

FirstLight

(13,368 posts)

2. I hear ya...

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 03:28 PM

Feb 2019

But the Mountains are closed due to snow right now

I'm living it and it ain't fun! lol

But I get the whole need to unplug. I have been re-directing my energies lately too...reading a book, cleaning...shoveling snow... (bleck!)

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

3. I'm thinking of tying something together with the lunar dates of lent . I think it is a natural time

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 03:42 PM

Feb 2019

season wise - it will not be connected to actual lent practices or sacrifice, and not sure if it will be just with food restriction or media-social media blackout . I may do both

Lent 2019 for most starts on Wednesday, March 6 (in 15 days) and ends on Saturday April 20
I travel for work that last week so I may plan to end it at 40 days

No retreats to nature or solitude for me right now . The beginnings of your plan sounds wonderful -explore your many options.

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