So this past weekend, I decided to take a technology break. Kinda. What this meant was no TV, no laptop, and little to no iPhone. Instead, I focused on working with Tyler to paint a room in our home and on just being without technology. I would say I probably achieved a 70% reduction in my technology usage over Saturday and most of Sunday.
Why did I do this? I guess most of last week I found myself plugged in on a regular basis to Facebook, email, and other technologies that felt like I was waiting for someone else to say or write something that I needed to respond to. I realized how I was often more plugged into my iPhone or laptop than I was to the people around me or the tasks that I needed to focus on.
I'm not saying that technology is the problem. It's more about my dependancy on it. It's about me being able to just be present with myself, by myself, without the need to hear what is happening somewhere outside of me. From the place of being present with myself, I can begin to be present with Tyler in a different way as well.
It wasn't perfect by any stretch, but it was a break and an opportunity to get unplugged and get reconnected to myself.
BTW, it did help to completely disconnect the TV from the wall. ;)
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