Here is a little experiment. How many times do you check your Smartphone a day in an attempt to just look at the time? Now how many of those times are you unintentionally pulled into the netherworld of the phone and unintentionally zapped from the present moment to be drawn to an unworldly and often unimportant rabbit hole?
Look around you and observe. People have stopped wearing watches or at least when they are looking for the time just check their ever-present phone. It has literally been years now that I have not had a wristwatch and used my phone to fill the gap. In December, I finally caved and got an iPhone with the intention that it would be most useful on our adventures to have a video, camera, and phone all in one to lighten my load. It is an energy drain and I experienced freedom and became enlightened on our recent adventure.
We were gifted by friends to a week at a Spa Resort in North Beach Miami. There are workout classes, workshops, a state of the arts spa, and gym but the ultimate gift – these areas are ALL listed as Cell Phone Free. That means no calls OR texting allowed. Ah a moment of Zen – no ringing, yammering, or people more focused on the device then those around them. It was an odd feeling, people actually spoke to EACH OTHER, in person. That part was a vacation in itself. That and the fact that one of the main training rooms has two open walls to the outside with fresh air and natural light as well as Cardio Aquatics classes in the outdoor pool. Looking around some people seemed unnerved and a bit nervous and fidgety, maybe that was from the cold turkey sans phones. But, back to reality and outside the cocoon of the artificial rules we witnessed people standing IN the other pools on their phones and on the street someone on their bike at a red light so deeply absorbed texting that he almost got in a major accident.
From my recent lamenting about the phone AKA digital hand watch, Rick pulled me into Swatch to get a new casual, everyday watch. I was joyful to discover a new friend, not only a watch but, a mantra. It provides me constant remembrances – “Be Happy for this Moment” and “This Moment is for Life”.
Get a watch and get a little of your life back, I did!
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I think you are onto something, looking at that screen takes us right into condition white.