Twitter, Thanksgiving and Turkey: 5 tips for a Eucharistic Online Spirituality
Thanksgiving should be at the heart of your spirituality. The Eucharist is the summit of thanksgiving, and it should permeate our entire life, including our online life. Here are a couple of ways to improve your Thanksgiving internet spirituality – grouped around the letters T-U-R-K-E-Y 
T – Thank your contacts often (Twitter or Facebook friends, bloggers, podcasters) for what they do and for who they are. A lot of Catholics spend a lot of free time, energy and resources to create the content that you enjoy, and a simple ‘thank you’ can mean a lot!
U – Use the inspiration you get from blogposts, podcasts and tweets to change your life. It’s the greatest gift you can give your friends: letting them help you to become a better you!
R – Respond to blogposts, tweets, posts. Reactions are very important to anyone who shares content on the web: they help evaluate the content, feedback provides inspiration for future content and reactions help build community.
K – Keep the people you meet on the Internet in your prayers. Don’t forget to thank God for the Internet friends he gave you, and for inspiring them with the Holy Spirit. Pray for their intentions just as you pray for your closest friends and family.
E – Encourage others to check out what you love. The Church started to grow because the apostles where sharing what they discovered. Help he Church grow today by passing on to others what inspired and touched you!
Y – You can undoubtedly come up with many more ways to foster a ‘eucharistic spirituality’ on the web and to give back and pass on what you have received yourself (and yes, I couldn’t come up with an appropriate verb starting with a ‘Y’). Share your thoughts in the comments!
Y – Yield some time and spend it thinking about the many gifts one should be thankful for.
Thank you for this article on the 5 tips for a Eucharistic Online Spirituality. After reading this article, I sent out a facebook message and a tweet to thank everyone for the friends I’ve made over the years, thanks a huge part to the SQPN community.
Thank you too for your enthusiasm and support!
LOL! Only you can turn the word “T-U-R-K-E-Y” into something meaningful : D
I was thinking of posting a Thanksgiving greeting on my status on FB, but I was feeling ambivalent about it because I didn’t think it would matter.
Thanks for the reminders.
Happy Thanksgiving!
@Kevin: that’s a good one! Can anyone else come up with something for the letter Y?
Y – Yom Tov (Hebrew,for “A Good Day”, when talking about festivals…)
Although I am a vegetarian and hence don’t eat turkey, I do appreciate these great tips … Thank you so much!