Well this is me on Friday night. I'm pretty embarrassed to have received a text from the friend I was with at the time. She snapped this picture and texted me the simple word "HEY??" I looked up and said this really did just happen. And I think I was on facebook at that moment. Nothing important and forsure not more important than my friendship. But I was more engaged in social media than my relationship in person. Makes me sad to be honest. Makes me think.
We are ALL guilty of this. Some are worse than others when it comes to their phone than others. But this really made me think about how obsessed we are with being connected to everyone, every second of the day. I'm beyond guilty of this. But it stopped me in my steps and encouraged me be more cautious about when I use my phone.
This is my observation of how my generation has become:
* We are not having "real" friendships and relationships. We are using our phones to text and get on social media. that's how we communicate in our relationships. We need to pick up the phone and actually call a friend or even FaceTime instead of just texting. Take that challenge and call just one person this week.
* We don't have "enough" time in the day. How many times do you hear people say this? I DO! But count up how many times a day you are on your phone, texting, social media? GUILTY.
My challenge here is limit your time to "X" amount of minutes or hour on your phone.
* When you are spending time with your friends and family, how many times do you check your phone? Friday I was with a girl I mentor and I answered the phone. HOW RUDE???
My challenge here is tuck your phone in your purse and only get out if you know you are expecting a call or text that's important.
* We sleep with our phones. I'm preaching to the choir tonight! So when you say "I'm so tired" think about how many times your phone buzzed and took you out of REM sleep. I am not as guilty of this and that's because I plug my phone in and put it on the floor.
* We are obsessed with others lives. We want to know what everyone is doing or whose dating who. So we stay on Instagram and Facebook and look at everyones life. I have been stuck in the cycle and I became depressed because I was comparing my life.
My challenge here is use that time to go on a run, call a friend, write a letter, go walking, cook a meal. Get off of it!
* What do you do when you get bored? Go straight to the phone....
My challenge is go do something productive. Find a new hobby, go outside, do something you love.
My list could go on, but I like to keep it short and to the point. It really made me realize how much we are consumed by everyone elses life. And we are not being fully engaged in our present relationships. So when you are with friends and family members, try and engage with them. Make them feel more important than the phone and others. I am challenged by this blog and will continue to work on this. Be fully engaged where you are and invest your time with those relationships. You never know when it may your last time with that person. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, texting, can all WAIT. Your friendship who are you sharing a cup of coffee with is more important than the above.
"Make the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."
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