By Ann Farabee
I don’t have time for this!
That was exactly what I was thinking after HOURS ( slight exaggeration) on the phone with the cable company.
But, I was at their mercy.
Because – I felt that having my internet working was important.
And – the internet was NOT connecting to my printer.
I needed it.
Right THEN!
Sigh.
That’s when my advisor on the other end of my phone finally asked, “Have you unplugged it?”
Nooo….
So… I did.
I unplugged it.
I waited.
I plugged it back up.
It worked.
Perfectly.
If only every problem could be resolved so easily.
I have heard it said that almost everything will work again if we unplug it – including us!
Sometimes, we may let the noise of everything around us keep us from being stronger mentally, physically, spiritually, and other ally’s, as well.
Being plugged up can bring energy drains, bugs, memory leaks, overheating, panic, crashes – and a need for a fresh restart.
I honestly sometimes feel as though I am a prisoner to my phone.
Hmmm? Is that why it’s called a cell phone?
Getting unplugged can create more engagement, more awareness, more creativity, more ‘time’ in our day, and a better mood.
We can start over. We can get back on track. We can reboot. We can reset.
Break the cycle.
Thanks to the motivation provided by the cable company representative on the phone that day, I decided to check out unplugging for a day.
No cell phone. No computer. No digital devices.
And guess what?
I discovered that there is a National Day of Unplugging!
And guess what, again?
IT’S TODAY! (That is if you are reading this in the Salisbury Post on Friday, March 6th.)
The annual day of unplugging is the first Friday in March from sundown Friday to sundown on Saturday.
Care to join me? You don’t think I can do it, do you?
Let me know how your unplugging goes at annfarabee@gmail.com.
I’ll get back to you after sundown on March 7.
I may – or may not – let you know if I was successful.
Unplug it.
Ann is a speaker and teacher. Contact her at annfarabee@gmail.com or annfarabee.com
