Daily (Clint Eastwood–style ) Digital Life Litany for Protection, Direction and Stewardship

Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton.

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Lord, this online world…

     sometimes it looks like a quiet street at midnight,

     sometimes like a bar fight about to start.

Give me that squint that sees trouble coming

     before it walks through the swinging doors of my inbox.

When a message says, “Trust me,”

     help me ask, “Why?”

When an offer looks too shiny,

     let me hear the rattle of the snake behind it.

Teach me to say less and mean more—

     to post with restraint,

     to argue only when it matters,

     to let fools shout into the void without my help.

Keep my temper holstered when trolls take aim.

Remind me that not every insult needs an answer,

     and not every fight is worth the bruises.

Guard my accounts like a small town I’ve sworn to protect,

     my reputation like a badge I don’t intend to tarnish,

     my time like the last daylight on the horizon.

And when the screen tries to own me,

     give me the grit to close it,

     step out into the real air,

and walk away knowing

I’m still the one holding the reins.

AI‑assisted creative work: This litany is an imaginative parody pastiche using generative AI. It imitates the public persona of [Clint Eastwood for commentary and devotional reflection. It is not created by or affiliated with [Clint Eastwood], and should not be taken as his real views or words.”


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