Happy Tuesday beautiful hearts! I spent the majority of my day yesterday at the AT&T store. A simple upgrade turned into a day long engagement. As this experience unfolded, I found myself feeling rather naked without my phone. My hands fidgeted for something to do as I uncomfortably sat watching the world at large lose themselves in their phones. People rarely engaged with others. Their heads down in their phones, or conversations spewing from their tiny square devices. A whole world was going on and I felt so disconnected from it. I found myself sitting with a little bit of anxiety. Wowzers. Who would've thought? Have you ever had this experience with your electronic device? Did you feel totally lost without it? How did you survive this challenge?
Yesterday was a beautiful teaching for me. I was able to see how truly plugged in and reliant I am on my phone. I can multi-task on it. I can connect with others. As I sat waiting for things to download and update I got to experience my anxious self worrying about returning emails, calls, to-do lists, etc. It's been forever since I haven't had a phone attached to my life. I remember the good ole' days of rotary phones with a cord long enough to keep your family in ear shot of your conversation. This is how I grew up. We left the house. We lived our lives. We came back home and whoever was trying to reach us eventually did.
As yesterday wore on, I was able to see how 'addicted' I was to my phone. It was actually rather alarming. In light of this Universal truth moment I felt compelled to notice how I get sucked into being constantly connected. I want to live the most amazing life and to truly be present for it. As I move forward creating my dreams and crafting an amazing life, I want to be able to pause in the stillness and give thanks for a moment to catch my breath. I want to hear those around me sharing their lives. I want to see them...really see them in front of me. I want to taste life. I want to be able to be present enough to hold a space of love. I want to be so enthralled that I can't help but be immersed in joy.
Perhaps the first step is realizing a phone addiction is admitting that we see a dissonance? The subtle incongruence of fully participating in our lives. I see the disconnect and honor it. I feel the opportunity to create something deeper. I honor myself and notice without judgement and shame. I appreciate life offering me this little lesson. How will you stay connected today? What feels best in your life? I think I am ready to power down so I can power up in other ways.
May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah
Yesterday was a beautiful teaching for me. I was able to see how truly plugged in and reliant I am on my phone. I can multi-task on it. I can connect with others. As I sat waiting for things to download and update I got to experience my anxious self worrying about returning emails, calls, to-do lists, etc. It's been forever since I haven't had a phone attached to my life. I remember the good ole' days of rotary phones with a cord long enough to keep your family in ear shot of your conversation. This is how I grew up. We left the house. We lived our lives. We came back home and whoever was trying to reach us eventually did.
As yesterday wore on, I was able to see how 'addicted' I was to my phone. It was actually rather alarming. In light of this Universal truth moment I felt compelled to notice how I get sucked into being constantly connected. I want to live the most amazing life and to truly be present for it. As I move forward creating my dreams and crafting an amazing life, I want to be able to pause in the stillness and give thanks for a moment to catch my breath. I want to hear those around me sharing their lives. I want to see them...really see them in front of me. I want to taste life. I want to be able to be present enough to hold a space of love. I want to be so enthralled that I can't help but be immersed in joy.
Perhaps the first step is realizing a phone addiction is admitting that we see a dissonance? The subtle incongruence of fully participating in our lives. I see the disconnect and honor it. I feel the opportunity to create something deeper. I honor myself and notice without judgement and shame. I appreciate life offering me this little lesson. How will you stay connected today? What feels best in your life? I think I am ready to power down so I can power up in other ways.
May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah
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