“MOMMY!
Get off your phone!!” (Leyara screamed)
"It's a client - just a minute..." (was my response)
I was GLUED!
I was NEEDED by social media!
I was NAKED without my phone!
Experiences create memories and memories are formed by the ways we choose to
spend our time.
Would I really rather spend my time scrolling through Facebook for an hour
and commenting on everyone's posts so that they knew I cared, or would it
feel better to sit with a friend - BE with a friend - and have lunch for an
hour and take in some memorable moments?
I have been more conscious of how I have been spending my time lately because
my calendar has been booking up so very quickly. My phone has always charged in
another room at night, so I'm definitely not being woken up by ‘dings’. During
the day, however, is another story!
Dings and vibrations had taken over.
I had been spending a lot of my time on social media, news, texts, and emails.
Every time there was a ding, I would stop what I was doing and check my phone
because “I have a business to run you know?!”
BUT….
I also have a family to raise - and inspiring humans to connect with. I began
to question what would happen if I turned off the ‘dinger’ and only checked it
a few times a day? Well, that was the intention... (I definitely check it more
than a "few" times!)
So, I did it...and the world did not come to an end!
People did not reach out to me upset because I didn't comment on their social
media post.
People did not even freak out when I didn't immediately respond to their text
messages.
I now have more time to truly FOCUS! What a concept, right? Uninterrupted
deep thoughts and focus! (Insert meditation gong here!)
Don't get me wrong, I'm still a work in progress, but this feels REALLY good -
and I truly hope I'm able to keep up with it!
We decided to implement ‘Screen-Free-Wednesday’ at my house in the evening. I
thought my son was going to completely lose it and not be able to make it
through, but he is still breathing (gasp!) - and perhaps even a little bit more
educated from the books that he is now reading! Leyara LOVES it. She
pulled out her clay - and Hayden actually played with her (something she had
been complaining about never happening anymore).
Doing this has brought me back to myself more often, and has opened up much
more time freedom to really be present with my family and friends. It has
allowed me to quiet my mind and to just be, instead of having to set a time to
meditate as my only means of quieting everything.
This month, I challenge you to:
Give
yourself permission to have uninterrupted focus again and watch how your
schedule (and life!) changes…
Much Love,
Dena
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