I saw an awesome video last night, as my husband and I lay, side by side in bed, looking at our phones. It’s the norm for us. To wind down at the end of the night, sometimes reading a book, but mostly catching up on social media. What is ‘catching up on social media’ anyways? ‘Social media’ is utterly endless. We could literally spend our whole lives only reading social media sites. Today, I chose not to. I am stepping away from my phone and Looking Up. Since I am a blogger, I will still be in the know, but I will reserve my social media and blogging time to my computer only. I’ve deleted all social media apps, other than Instagram, in order to keep myself from looking at my phone while I’m bored. I left Instagram because it inspires me to get out and see the world. Take photos. Be a living person.
I noticed myself looking at my phone while I waited for a bottle to warm, feeding my baby, as a distraction from writing, sitting down to dinner with my husband and even when out, surrounded by friends. Unacceptable. It is the norm for so many people and I encourage, if this is you, to step away and look up. Try it for one week and see what you’ve been missing. You’re unlikely to go back.
This is the video that I saw last night, that really hammered this common sense into my head. It’s called Look Up by Gary Turk. If you haven’t seen it, please give yourself a break and listen to his words.
