Unplugged
I am back from a blissfully unplugged vacation. While away, I discovered this: I love being unplugged. I did not even remember I was unplugged until I came home and plugged in again. And then it all came back -- why it is SO important to do this.
I plugged out of the portal that connects me to virtual friends and virtual communities and virtual bill-paying and connected to the stars and the sky and the sea and the amazing, glistening architecture of spiders. I re-learned the rhythms of the people I love. Paid attention to whatever was neglected.
But, alas. A new year begins. A return to hectic schedules, early mornings (*gasps* no more sleeping in!), and homework. Now, with beach sand still in my wallet and the smell of the sea still in my towels, I hit the ground running.
I plugged out of the portal that connects me to virtual friends and virtual communities and virtual bill-paying and connected to the stars and the sky and the sea and the amazing, glistening architecture of spiders. I re-learned the rhythms of the people I love. Paid attention to whatever was neglected.
But, alas. A new year begins. A return to hectic schedules, early mornings (*gasps* no more sleeping in!), and homework. Now, with beach sand still in my wallet and the smell of the sea still in my towels, I hit the ground running.