05/05/2024
Day 6 of no cell phone. The freedom and liberation I feel cannot be adequately captured in words. The obscene frustration of not being able to communicate with my daughters on a whim has been the biggest upset.
For the most part, I have been fully immersed in the present moment. My mind feels clear with the lack of distractions, and I have had little to no anxiety all week. Frustration yes, anxiety....not a drop.
I am a big fan of old school ways and resorted to Map Quest for directions, handwritten on post-it notes. I even drove all around Asheville and Hendo yesterday allowing myself to get lost so I can rely less on maps to get from point A to point B moving forward.
I have gained some clarity on previous cloudiness and have had profound insights into how much our brains are merging with a technology that may very well end authentic connection for good.
Social media and the web CANNOT replace real life connection. Facebook is truly a fake reality. I know this all too well as I was off it for a full 5 months and not one person reached out.... crickets.
As if we only exist on forums like these which is both terrifying and sad.
Really sad.
Always preferring to be part of the solution and not the problem, I want to offer a forum for real connection and intimacy that humanity is seemingly starving for but does not recognize the hunger OR isn't satiating it adequately and sufficiently.
I know my group North Carolina Outdoor Adventures is part of that solution.
In a society that is entrenched in "look at me' and superficial posts based on algorithms and potential low self-esteem, I hope that we can call upon the ancient wisdom encoded in our DNA and connect back to our humanity.
