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I am missing my phone but I am determined to stay on course.  I really miss the GPS guide on the smartphone but will purchase a GPS gizmo for my automobile. I find myself having time on my hand and feeling rather self conscious without my phone when sitting in my favorite coffee shop. There has been no texting, tweeting, emailing, random searches on the internet or any posting on facebook on my part. But this also means that no one has texted, tweeted or called as well. Its been lonely but I find myself thinking about all sorts of things especially about my future goals for myself and the direction I would like to head towards. There is definitely more focus and clarity of thought as the phone is not there to distract me .

Technology is so tied to consumerism  and also intolerance I think,  pushing us along perhaps towards some yet to be determined disaster of sorts. Do the advantages out weigh the disadvantages?. I don't know. But rampant consumerism, addiction, competition, lack of love, short-cut success pursuits, lack of fear of God and love and respect for elders are some of the things I think about.

Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones

So it's fast approaching end of week 1 without my smartphone...and yes I am feeling dumb and restless as well. Late one night I got on utube and found this hilarious video. The guest on the show covers some great points about this very issue. I want to add that it is not my intention to be judgmental towards those who use and benefit from the use of the smartphone but merely study myself and the changes that I foresee I will have to make in order to survive a society that runs on such technology. This week has been most difficult in many aspects but mostly I have come to realize that I am depicting all behaviors that one would attribute to a person undergoing withdrawal symptoms from some form of drug addiction. The greatest challenge has been to just learn to sit with my raging thoughts with nothing to distract me from them.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYScltf1c

Autumn is here and its been a few years since I noticed the burnished orange of the leaves on the maple tree outside my bedroom window. I was shocked (in a good way) at its "orangeness". It reminds me of the deep orange of a sunrise as it peeks above the horizon in the early fall mornings. I attribute this amazing discovery to my "giving up", "abandoning"....or should I say getting "unplugged" from my 2 year relationship with my Android Razor Smartphone (my constant companion and master). This shift to a new sense of awareness which had once been a vital part of me is what this blog will be about. I will be writing about my experiences, my trials and tribulations in this  journey of giving up efficiency for what I think will be colorful serenity and learning to appreciate once again doing things the difficult way.