I unplugged from the Matrix for a couple days and it was so weird to actually stop staring at a screen hours on end.
I must say that you don't realize the power that the internet has on you till you unplug and do something fun or different. It is so easy to get caught up in the miasma that is the interwebs. Realize that the squabbles and entanglements on here can just be easily severed or solved on here by pushing a button.
It was amazing to come back on and get discord messages that I was missed. It gave me the dreaded....."feelz". As nice as it was to be off of here, it also had a sobering quality of realizing I really missed my little gang of misfits, geniuses and free-thinkers. It's necessary to take breaks but it also shows you that the intangible relationships that are made on here can have a vice like grip.
It is okay to tune in
It is okay to turn off
It is okay to drop out
It is also okay to let people miss you as well ;)
xoxo,
b.a.
I can definitely relate to this. I have done the same thing this summer. I decided all I am going to do this summer is got to the beach and spend as much time in the nature as possible without using my laptop. I can tell you thing though. I sure did sleep better, but I also missed my crew on the internet also. I guess you kind of sacrifice one thing to gain another. I think it all about finding the balance between the two. Not too much of anything. :)
Glad you are back my friend. Have an amazing day. :)
Everything in moderation, including moderation ;)
hahahaha !!! now that is funny as Hell ))
Hell probably would be funny right about now :P
oh Lord I wish there was something I could do to raise your spirits from where they clearyl are right now !! Be strong sister @battleaxe !! )
I missed you! I really did. Even when I'm not messaging you. That's only cause I have a weird life. It was fun talking. Take care!
I miss you too, I have an astral cord to you or some shit
Thank for your support @battleaxe!
yes, I will try to do my best...am not on as much lately
;)
...i'm too
I have learned in my short time on SteemIt and SteamSpeak that I content with the constant battle of the Blockchain Universe FOMA (Fear Of Missing Out). So many interesting things going on.
It is a good that you realize that at times you have to remind yourself that:
Well, after your sabbatical of a couple of days you are back, and we are all glad of it. Be talking to you soon!
Have a great week, and remember that there is a reason HaShem gave us a Sabbath Day to rest!
thank you for the kind words, glad you are liking my blog too :)
The interwebs has an
OFFbutton!? Should maybe find this button sometime.It's good to get away. I accidentally threw my decent phone in the bin with the leftover fish and chips we ate on the beach at the beginning of summer and I now have this ancient slow low memory thing at the moment, which means when I'm out of the house, I'm offline. I really missed it at first, but now I quite like it. I guess its a bit like being off the grid,
I want to go off grid one day , I have gone a bit offgrid when I grew a lot of my own food at one point, well...at least fruits/veggies.....I wanna do that again...:)
It's actually healthy to unplug!
Great reminder!
for real, I wonder what all this damn radiation off the screen does to us O.o lol
Oh I know... It's scary to think what kinds of new diseases we will have in a couple decades!
I always say to myself......today....yes today im not going on....lol minutes later... duh damn what am i doing here.
lol, I know that feeling
agreed.. do what you want I stand with you so I see this first thing ... :)
Internet have brought speed light information which make people stick to it
Glad you survived the real world and made it back to tell the story.
I've done the same, unplugging is good for the soul. Did miss you voice though. Chat last Friday was awesome!!
I love you back in that Llama,s saddle @battleaxe !! i miss you sometimes too )
that's really true , and we are all like addicted people :) , this is what future gave us . maybe even something harder is waiting for us , things become cold , when relationships are over internet .
technology has good side too , but right now I am thinking about it's bad part because this screen really has a bad effect on brain and eyes , maybe scientists have to think for a better thing to care about people's life too , not just creating things and let people use them till they see the effects .
ok , I dont wanna make it a long cm :))) LOL
good to see you again with a fresh post .
best wishes Battle ;)
peace !
the relationships part.....I think the future is going to split into two directions one being way off grid
Welcome back Battleaxe I know the feeling I have been so busy too and have had some messages myself, its nice when we are missed.
Sometimes stepping away is needed to reset! Glad you are back my friend!
This is spot on - nice as everyone is, sometimes you just need to turn off your phone and go to the beach and read a book
Cheers
You did WHAT for two days? And you survived it?
Even we freaks need a break now and then. Hope you let yourself enjoy the other parts of life. Glad you are back. 🐓🐓
lol, AMEN to that
That's the truth missy! It's good to take breaks sometimes, it really is!!
I love that word miasma
Totally agree with you my friend. I am still on with taking a break from steemit and doing my first resozialising acts today.
While being off I was trying doing some SEO business with a friend I met in Changde and came to the conclusion that that's not what I want to do especially because it involves even more staring at screens and robs me of my piece of mind.
Reading your thoughts is great as always!