Put Down Your Phone

       In the world of technology and Netflix we fill every moment with some kind of “noise”. We listen to music while we walk to class, play Netflix while we study, do laundry, eat our meals, we look at our phone while we stand in line, while we wait for our food. We check Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and whatever else hundreds of times a day. We don’t like to be alone in the quiet with ourselves. We don’t like to be forced to look at who we are. We avoid real life as much as we can, most of the time subconsciously.

     When do you stop to just look at the things around you? When do you just stop to listen to the noises and see the sun shine down on you? We miss so much out of life because we are too busy looking at our screens. We are using technology to babysit our kids. We are teaching them to rely on technology.

    When is the last time you just read a book? When is the last time you drew? When is the last time you just stopped and listened to music, really listened? When is the last time you did something just because it made you happy? Go out and do things! Take a walk in the park. Go paint something! Go get lunch with a friend and be with them there in that moment, no phones. Go thrift shopping! Find what makes you happy and go do it! Don’t miss out on life because you have been in bed watching Netflix for the past seven hours!

       Find things that make your heart sing. Go enjoy a really good cup of coffee, go visit an art gallery, go experiment with photography, go for a hike! I dare you to get passionate about something and use it to make a difference!