I've realized that I spend too much time plugged into technology.
I'm constantly texting. I have a tv in my room that is on 24/7. I'm addicted to facebook. I'm constantly on the internet...and its getting ridiculous.
I've decided that I'm going to spend more time in silence. More time disconnected. Now, I'm not saying that i'm not going to be on Xanga, or facebook, or stop texting. But i will tone it down some.
I listen to my ipod at work a lot, but i think i'm going to stop doing that as much. I need to turn off the tv and spend more time reading. I need to put away the facebook and spend more time writing.
But the root of all this is that i'm not spending as much time with God as i should be. In fact, not really at all. And i'm not spending time with my amazing family. And its really unfortunate. I try to live in the here and now...and if i'm constantly plugged into something, i'm not enjoying the world around me and all the blessings He has given me.
In the past few weeks i've tried to gain an appreciation for the little moments. Last week i was stuck in traffic for about 45 minutes on the bridge over to Newport News...and i saw the most incredible sunset. If I had not been stuck in the traffic, i would have never stopped to see the gorgeous sunset.
I sat on the front porch last week and saw the most incredible storm roll through. The wind, the rain, the lightening and the thunder was breathtaking.
And last night at dinner, i was sitting with my friend ryan...and he said something "mean" and i pretended like it bothered me, just to mess with him. And he leaned over and put his arm around me and kissed me on the top of the head. And precious, tender moments like that are things that i miss when i'm constantly worried about the world around me and what is going on it and how people are percieving my life, and not ever getting to enjoy it.
So yeah...as scatterbrained as that post was, its what has been going on in my head.
Hopefully I'll be around a little more to share whats been going on in my life.
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