Last week I read an
article by Crystal over at Money Saving Mom about less smartphones and more communication.
Many of us have probably seen many articles speaking on this very topic; the
smartphone and our time is consumed by it because we allow it. I know that I
have an ultimate connection to my phone. I can check my email, use it as a GPS,
check Facebook, update my Facebook page for my blog, take photos, play games; money
saving apps are on my phone, phone calls, and text messages.
Before Crystal’s article
I knew that I needed to cut the ties with my phone. Not completely but in many
ways. Normally my phone is in my back pocket wherever I go or somewhere I can
just reach for it at a moment’s notice. If I was watching television I had my
phone right next to me and when a commercial came on I would grab my phone and
check Facebook or play a game. If my husband was driving I would be on my phone
doing something. I do try not to be on my phone when I am with friends unless
it is my husband calling then I will answer, but there are many times where I
am on my phone.
Yesterday I was
thinking a lot about this article and how I need to cut the ties. I need to
spend more time with Him than my phone. I need to spend more time with my
family than my phone. I need to focus on my personal relationships than my
relationship with my phone.
I have decided to
change a few things or one could say set some rules for myself. Now I know everyone
is different and has their own opinions on their relationship with their
phones. Smartphones are great and I love how much I can do with it but for me,
I need to step away from the dependency I have on it. Eventually down the road
these “rules” may change but right now this is what I am working on:
No
Facebook: last night I took my personal Facebook off my phone.
I stay connected with family and friends this way but I can stay connected with
them by going to my computer once or twice a day. Not every minute of the day
as I felt I did.
Deletion
of games: I normally do not play games on my phone but there
is one that I find myself playing a lot when I am bored. Candy Crush. I found
myself playing this a lot throughout the day and even before I went to bed at
night. I plan on deleting this app today.
Turning
my phone off: first thing in the morning I roll over
and grab my phone. I should be rolling over and grabbing my Bible. I do have a
Bible app on my phone but sadly I did not always go straight to my app. Some
people may say, “what if there is an emergency, how can someone get a hold of
you?” During the night my husband has his phone turned on and if there is an
emergency people can call my husband.
Right now these are the
three areas that I am working on. I need to start small and who knows, these
may be the only things I change but at least I am giving more attention to the
people in my life than my phone. I was more focused on my phone than having
face-to-face conversations with people in my life.
716. Our weekend at
Great Wolf Lodge thanks to Wounded Warrior Project
717. The fall weather
718. Serving others
719. Watching my
children serve others
720. My job
721. Our friends who
continue to pray for us and stand with us
722. My break from
school for the next four weeks
723. A friend and her
son blessing my daughter with a free ticket to youth convention
724. My husband’s job
725. God showing me the
areas I need to improve in
I
know everyone has their opinion in regards to the use of smartphones but for me
I need more Him and more personal relationships with people than beating the
next level in Candy Crush…..
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