I neglected my blog last week…a little of which was on purpose. It was, unexpectedly, a week that I needed to look deeper into my heart, find my true feelings on a few matters, and then jump whole-heartedly into my decisions. I’ll explain more of what those are as the week progresses, but I find that I am much happier and more at peace after I have days, weeks, moments, like that. Do you ever get days that you’re more introspective than others?
One thing that’s really been bothering me this week is the abundant use cell phones among the people in my life. Don’t get me wrong – I love my phone and I rely on it heavily. I suppose what concerns me is the constant stream of information and entertainment that they provide. My phone, for all my obsession with it, is not a smart phone and runs the slowest internet possible…sort of like dial-up.
There will be times that I’m with a friend (no one in particular, just any friend) having a great conversation in the car, a restaurant, or even one of our houses. Things will get quiet when I notice they’re checking Facebook on their phone. Is it that important? Are status updates that important that a face-to-face conversation can wait?
I worry that we’re all thinking a million miles a minute and are so busy with what everyone else has going on that we’re losing sight of our human, in person, real life relationships.
I am guilty, too. I place blame on no one. I am not calling anyone out. But in my heart, I worry a little.
