That’s how we all felt when vacationing outside of the Adirondack State Park these last 2 weeks.  All eight of us family members arrived at our cottage on the lake with our laptops, iPads, iPods and Kindles to learn that there would be no means to use them.  We couldn’t call out, text or receive messages on our cell phones and the internet seemed to be available at a minimim, at least on the first day of arrival.  It made me realize just how dependent we are on satellites, towers and being connected, that is, technologically. 

After digesting the fact that technology was only offered at a minimum we rekindled the traditional ways of connecting: using a land line to make necessary phone calls,  playing board games, solitaire with a deck of cards, telling stories, reading books made of paper, canoeing, swimming in the lake, having water fights and watching fireflies at night.    We may have had limited connection with the outside world but we strengthened the connection on the inside by simply enjoying the time spent with each other. 

There are discussions about the dangers of chronic exposure to EMFs (Electromagnetic Fields) which I’ll save for another blog.  Regardless of my position on EMFs, I was reminded from this experience that being connected on a personal level, rather than a technological level,  is irreplaceable. 

From my experience to you: periodically turn off electronics and cell phones and pull out a board game and invite those around you to join in, play a game of cards, read a book or just relax. 

Be well,

Lynn