As much as I've been trying, I never imagined how difficult it would be to try to break away from our devices. Just three days later and I feel as if I haven't devoted of myself to eradicating this dependency; or at least lessening it.
I'm the worst offender! My iPhone is constantly on me, which is bad. Very bad. I lie to myself and say that I MUST keep it on me for emergencies and to be prepared for anything. The truth is, I have a tendency to slip it out of my pocket whenever my hands aren't busy doing anything else. I'm standing on line at the grocery store - I'm checking my Facebook. Stuck in a wall of traffic - I'm checking my email. The excuses just go on and on and on.
Tonight I made a date with the children to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. They were great. They watched, commenting and oohing and aahing at various wow moments throughout the ceremonies. I found myself sneaking my phone into my lap - to check my mail, Facebook, text messages. The kids asked me if I saw something and I looked up, ashamed; caught.
So tomorrow I have vowed to keep the phone deep in my purse and only use it when I absolutely need to connect with someone. If my children can do it, I certainly can.
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