Taking a much needed break away from the computer

Last week I took a much needed break away from the computer. The first day or so was very hard. I had to pretend that I was on vacation even though I didn't really go anywhere. When I'm on vacation, I don't take any electronic devices with me. That might seem downright scary for some since they're practically "glued" to their electronic screens whether they be their smart phones, their iPads or their tablets. Yes, I admit that I'm very old fashioned. I don't have any of these devices in my possession. I don't desire to be that connected as a lot of what comes out is garbage.

I do believe that you take in this garbage unknowingly at times. It wears you down and makes you feel inadequate. I am not as much of a Luddite as some are. Writing this blog shows that...yet some would snub me for not being into the latest and greatest technological or social media. I feel that it does sap you if you let it. I realize now that I have been letting it do just that. By acknowledging that I was losing control and by working the best I know how outside the "system", I now see even more daylight than I saw two weeks ago when I wrote my last blog.

We all do need to step away for the electronic influences every once in a while. There is a whole big world out there that doesn't run on electronic impulses. We just have to reach out and grab a hold of it.