Less Technology More Life Quality - Slow Down and Enjoy Some Quiet Time!

Lately I have noticed that people really don't ever take the time to be by themselves, breathe, think about things, enjoy some quiet time, and just relax. Every time I pass a Starbucks I look at the coffee lovers sitting outside and either looking at their laptop or smartphone...now I don't own a smartphone (I am smart without one) and I don't own an Ipad, Bluetooth or Blackberry. Got a bunch of raspberries in the kitchen though....anyhow, in my opinion there's nothing wrong with the new technologies, they're great, BUT I do think there is a time and place for them and it seems like more and more people are getting addicted to their phones and Ipads and don't ever enjoy time without them. They constantly update their facebook status, twitter or text the latest news to family and friends. Such as in "I'm at Kohl's", "The red dress is too tight" or "The dog just peed on the carpet"...oh, where are the good old times when people only called if they really had something important to say???

I remember when I was young (actually until today, but I moved out when I was 19) we had a phone in the living room, it was not cordless, so if somebody (also possible boyfriends) called, I had to talk to them while everybody else was usually in or in/out of the living room. Conversations usually weren't that long, you would just make plans to meet and hang out with your friends and then share important news...not so anymore, everybody always needs to share things, update their status, twitter a silly picture. I guess it makes people feel important, if they say, that they just bought a pair of pants and then other people LIKE it! Hey, you bought a pair of pants, AWESOME, great job, you're so talented!

By the way, I am still waiting for the DISLIKE button....I would probably use that a lot...especially when people are sharing things that are very private. I really couldn't believe it until I saw it but there are actually people who say mean things about their boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/friends on facebook! That really goes too far and it also shows everybody you have no character and I don't want to be your friend (not in real life and not in the virtual world either....).

But to get back what I was trying to say....people don't only say inappropriate things on the web, they also just share too much. What is there left to say, if you post everything you do online...what are we going to talk about over coffee, if I already know everything you did in the last 4 weeks...not much, I guess. The easy solution is: STOP IT!!! Stop posting everything you do, will do, have done and just actually go out and do real things, in real life with real people. Don't sit at Starbucks and type things into your phone, meet a friend and chat and leave your phone at home or at least turn it off.

And when you have breakfast in the morning, enjoy breakfast! Don't watch TV because the morning news are usually just filled with negativity! I don't know how it is in your area, but in SC the news shows usually tell you, how many people got killed last night, somebody robbed a gas station, police found another meth lab in a trailer and Subway has a special breakfast deal! Listening to that kind of stuff, really makes me not want to have breakfast at all and it puts me in a bad mood before I even leave the house. So instead, prepare a nice breakfast, a good cup of coffee, some orange juice and go sit outside. My favorite part of the day!! Now that it gets light outside so early, I can even do this before work and it really makes my day. I take my breakfast out on the deck, enjoy the sunrise, drink my coffee, watch the birds, squirrels and chipmunks, see the first hummingbirds get their breakfast at the hummingbird feeder I put outside, taste your coffee and MOST IMPORTANT, don't bring your phone, laptop, Ipad...just enjoy some quiet time with yourself! Just sit, alone with nature and good food and think about the good things in your life - AND DON'T POST IT ON FACEBOOK!!