During the long weekend, some of my friends and I went to Enterprise, Utah- a small farming town in Southern Utah. Because I had T-Mobile (love the provider except when I try going anywhere 5 minutes out of town...), service was spotty for most of the weekend and we were going on adventures where I didn't really want to risk losing or breaking my phone. For the majority of each day, I didn't really use my phone and OH what a fun time I had. Instead of mindlessly scrolling through news feeds, I found cool new things to do. This weekend, I felt rejuvenated, happy, carefree, and ready to take on the world. I found that I had greater confidence and less stress. I realize that the wonderful weather, happy friends, and exciting adventures helped with all of these things; however think of the displacement theory. What are we giving up by mindlessly scrolling?
Life is good in the hood. Put down the phone and try to LIVE instead of scroll.
Love your thoughts! The world is way too connected. I shouldn't but I take it personally when I'm talking face to face to someone and they are consistently looking down at their phone. If we are constantly looking down we will miss the beauty that surrounds us. You looked up and were reminded!
ReplyDeleteI love this. I am actually from a small town in southern Utah and spotty service is right! I got so frustrated when I lived at home because I couldn't talk on the phone in my room, I couldn't receive pictures, and texts would never send. But now I look back and think that it actually could have been a blessing for me if I would have just recognized it as a time to disconnect with media and reconnect with my family.
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