“Sacred FOMO” - Lessons from the Desert for Parents and Educators Summer is the time where many of us are given the chance to breathe and focus on renewal and rejuvenation— working to get in touch with our truest and best selves. Yet, in our world of instant pictures and memory sharing, FOMO can sometimes get in the way. Videos, images and posts about what others are doing and experiencing, can sometimes make people feel that their lives are, in some way, lacking. Fear of missing out, or FOMO, according to the Psychcentral.com, is the “anxiety or apprehension surrounding missing out on things like, social events, gatherings or the latest gossip or news. Experiencing FOMO may make you feel like you aren’t as connected to the latest happenings and norms of society as you would like to be or “should” be.” Sometimes this FOMO seems silly or vain—but after thinking more about Sefer Bamidbar, the book we just concluded last week, FOMO, if looked at constructively, can be an important muscle ...
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