Just BE if I can remember how.

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i feel like i could use a recharge. i am not sure what one does anymore when one needs one of those. i am not sure our culture is set up to accommodate that or even recognize the need or reality. it came up in a meeting at work but that got me thinking about it more, as i have often lately. how hard it is to "unplug" - how unexpected it seems that anyone would want to, etc. i mean there are people who purposely take vacations in places with no cell coverage because 1) it's the only way their employers will leave them in peace and/or 2) it's the only way they themselves can disengage.

i suppose there was a time when having a quiet moment might mean taking a walk on your lunch break or sitting quietly listening to a record or something. well those days are long gone and now, while on your walk, you probably are surfing the web on your "phone" while listening to your mp3 player, maybe taking a few calls and sending out some texts, then updating your status on facebook and tweeting what you had for breakfast.

where is the unplugging in that?
and it's hard anyway because it seems that connection is addictive. maybe it's addictive because it's ultimately not usually fulfilling. i mean it does not really satisfy a longing for companionship does it - there are exceptions. i do have some friends on line who i email regularly much in the way they i used to send letters. but honestly does playing farmville feed your SOUL?

so that is the problem, or part of it, what's the solution? that's a lot harder to come up with. i have to think about that. and right now i am trying to decide what is calling me this evening - beading or painting? i hope to do some art, maybe listen to an audio book (because i find that more relaxing and rewarding that most tv) and just BE. if i can remember how.