Yesterday morning, I started the day looking for my i-phone... feeling forgetful, misplacing things, rushing... Several hours later, I went to take the laundry out of the washing machine, and there underneath the sheets and towels on the bottom of the machine lay my poor missing-in-action-iphone, a gift from a dear friend that read about my last i-phone (well, Mitch's really) that got tossed into the ocean as grand act of letting go (it was also experiencing technical difficulties...). My heart sank and then I sort of chuckled, my second i-phone that died a watery death, apparently I am not meant to possess an i-phone at this particular time in my life...Even so, I did try and bring it back to life by placing it in a baggie with dried rice in the hopes of extracting out the water... but the thing is, it also got tossed around pretty darn good, needless to say, it never came to. And so today, my first day without, I noticed I was more present... no handheld device to make international calls with, scroll through newsfeeds, receive notifications, new emails. And it was okay, it was more than okay. I had a really great day with my girls, and realized a higher level of presence and mindfulness must be the exact medicine I need right now, seeing as if I had been in this state of mind yesterday morning, I never would have tossed the phone into the washing machine in the first place... So, now to manifest a camera instead...
And so challenge yourself, not suggesting you toss your i-phone, but challenge yourself to be more present. Try and go a few hours if you can without checking your phone... really engage with what is happening around you, within you. Breathe in the moment. Enjoy the quiet, enjoy music, enjoy your kids, your partner, nature. Unplug for a few hours, the afternoon, the day... See what happens.