Ask people instead of Siri

I've been noticing commercials lately have been making me disgusted.

A phone carrier talks about how not having coverage everywhere all the time is unacceptable.  It ends with a family watching a movie in a tent under a beautiful starlit sky in the mountains.

A car commercial plays a song "never slow down" while flashing clips of people doing things fast. things that have no need to be done fast.

I know that progress is a part of life. I get that technology will develop, life will change.  But do we have to devalue it all?  Is it so bad that I don't like touch screens?

Do we have to find ways to live faster, be busier?  Do we really need to have phones and distractions  constantly?  I mean, I find it hard to sit and watch a show w/o multi-tasking.

I have always tried to remember to enjoy life, to embrace the quiet and find time to slow my pace.  But I worry about our society and the model for my daughter we're setting.  I don't want my daughter to have to contend with my phone, or my computer.  I don't want to eventually have to contend with her phone in exchange.

I appreciate technology.  I love looking up a recipe I don't have in a cookbook.  Or being able to google something to find an answer or put my mind to rest.

Yet, even on that note.  I find I spend time problem solving less.  I don't try to figure things out myself much anymore cause a quick search is all it takes.

My creativity gets stunted because I can search pinterest for ideas instead of coming up with original ones.

Yes these are all good things, but I never want to lose the ability or desire to live without.

Challenge yourself, don't let technology be a constant crutch.  Spend a night, morning, or even a day tech - free!  commit to asking people instead of siri.  Try to do the math or find an answer with a book.  Answer those questions your kids ask instead of sending them to the internet.  Call your mom for a recipe instead of 1000 strangers on allrecipes.com.

Yes technology is good, a gift, a plus.  But, it's also a crutch.

Just some jumbled thoughts for tonight

I am so jealous of Nora sometimes.

I wish...

I could fit in a laundry basket or someones arms

That people found the way I pronounce words ridiculously cute

That I could be thoroughly entertained by a box or a birthday card or a piece of junk mail for hours

That all I had to do was call and my mommy or daddy would be right there

That I could dress in such crazy colors and feel confident (or is it oblivious)

That I only needed 1-3 words to convey what I want

But!

I am honored to be able to watch her do these things and try to remember them all.

I sing a song to Nora most nights and I hope it is just one of the ways I can help her feel free as she grows up.

Safe, you are safe.
You are warm.
You are Loved.

You are strong as the forest
Resilient as a river
Lovely as a sunset
and sweet like mountain air.