So there's nothing left but content, so here goes.
My thoughts for this February 17th: The phone on my desk is cordless. It just beeped and lost its signal. It continues to search for its base, which of course it is cradled upon. So I wonder, how many days have I had like that? Too many to count, and in the past month, perhaps more than I care to admit. Sometimes I'm disconnected. Other times, I want to be disconnected, to lose the signal. I tried it last July and went off to Decatur Island (San Juan's) in an effort to write and finish a book. The plan was no phone calls, no email, no work, well, you get the picture. I couldn't do it. I tried. Or did I? We are so connected with all of this technology. I went armed with a cell phone, two Apple computers, three email accounts, and a web site to design (for my consulting practice). So I have to ask, why am I signing up for Twitter, Linked In, Xing, and am committing myself to blogging, Constant Contact, and Facebook? Don't we by nature want association, connection, conversation? Am I really the introvert, loner that I think I am? Do I really want to 'drop out' for a period of time?
I think so. I can be connected - remotely. I can have quiet, alone time to see what's happening in the world, fill my cup, create. Sometimes disconnecting isn't about severing ties, it's about changing the rope. What do you think?
