Silent Sundays

Article from Teen Ink:

Primarily every Sunday since summer 2009, David Archuleta has went Twitter-less. Not tweeting and staying off of the internet because Sunday is considered a day of rest. Now, this isn’t written to make fun of David or offend his religious beliefs, but to praise him.

Back in 2009, when David first got his Twitter, it was obvious that he was a little obsessed, tweeting about anything and everything. When a Sunday came along and there was silence in the Twitterverse, fans became concerned.

Eventually, when numerous Sundays went by and David didn’t tweet, everyone just accepted that he wasn’t tweeting on Sundays anymore. When finally confronted about it, David said that he decided to take off Sundays from tweeting, as it was a sacred day of worship, for rest and relaxation.

Tagged as “Silent Sunday”, fans accepted David’s decision, and more importantly, respecting it. He is the only celebrity I’ve seen who does not, by his own moral, tweet on Sundays, and I think in a way, it’s admirable. Knowing what a Sunday is supposed to mean, and treating it with the reverence it deserves.

There are some fans even following his influence, trying hard to gain the will power to take off Sundays as well. I for one, am one of them. At first I didn’t care in the slightest, tweeting away while David would be MIA as usual. But now that I’ve gone months without a Twitter-filled Sunday, I’ve realized the peace it can bring and the will power I’m able to gain.

In a matter of self control, now it’s become just a habit, knowing that if it’s Sunday, to stay off of Twitter and not tweet. On that day, you feel a sense of freedom, with no demands or obligations binding you to Twitter, or any of the cyber world for that matter. Then waking up Monday morning knowing that you survived the past day without much of the internet.

So cheers to David for taking on and sticking to his self-created standard, and to anyone else who has made the decision to keep your Sundays free of Twitter and the internet. In the long run, it becomes a way of keeping your priorities in check and remembering the divineness of Sunday.

And with that, this post is also to announce that Something 'Bout Archie will be taking on Silent Sunday as well. We're going to follow in David's (and FOD's - lol) example and not post on Sundays. So everyone have a wonderful day and we'll be back on Monday!