Life Unplugged

Have you ever gone on vacation only to take your laptop, cellphone or other electronic tether? Try doing it without it sometime. I just recently returned from a family vacation to Colorado and during the entire 9-day trip I kept my cell phone off and had actually left my laptop at home. My thought at the beginning of the trip was, "How will I check e-mail or get important phone calls? What if the people filling in for me need something or have a question? What if something major happens and they can't get a hold of me? What if...?" Well, guess what? The earth didn't stop spinning and my church didn't fold. Everything was fine. Actually, it was better than fine. It was the most relaxing, peaceful vacation I have had in years and I realized something. "It's ok to unplug!"

Laptops, cell-phones, and other electronic devices are great tools to help us be more efficient and effective but we must always remember, they are tools. They should remain as such. Don't let them control you! Don't let them dictate your life.

For those of you who are old enough to remember life before cell phones and wi-fi, remember that we did just fine then and you can do fine now.

Nothing overly profound about this post just a reminder to don't be afraid to live life uplugged.

Peace