A 40 day New Years resolution. Day 1

For a number of times in 2015 I tried to go 40 days without the internet and both times I failed!

For the start of 2016 I am trying again. What it means is no internet browsers and no internet apps ( except: email, weather app, blog app and banking app) 

Why? 

Over my sabbatical I become aware of silence. Something I have not been too used to over my life, I found the silence hard, at times deafening and most acutely painful. But also it was very fruitful. 

I can't keep going on retreat, but I can think about what I reducing my ability to hear God and myself. The internet is something noisy in my life, my 3rd attempt at 40days is a renews attempt to find some silence.