We were not designed for THIS...

The world has reached a fever pitch.....the news alone, even for a few moments, is enough to send you screaming through the streets....all the controversy, and angst, and conflict.....and......well it is a lot for sure.....and the truth is most of us wake up and tune into some sort of technology.....scrolling, and starting to feed our nervous system as our eyes open, myself included......and then live in a day that is filled with electronic communication......people needing us, or needing to impart information to us.....via email, text, electronic platforms for our children.....just information, information, and more information....and then you live your day with the humans that need to be connected to you.....and I have mentioned how intense teaching has become over the years......because our kids are also looking for that connection....that deep human connection amid their virtual life.....and I believe what we are seeing across the collective is a result of our human selves being lost to technology....and all we have at our fingertips.....we are still all humans.....needing human things......real presence.........real conversations.....real experiences with our phones put away.......nature.....meditation....deeply breathing......connecting with folks.....helping ourselves become less stimulated......because many of us are overstimulated most days, the end of my days reminding me of that these days....and despite my giving so deeply to my nervous system in the morning, which absolutely helps me combat my day and whatever comes.....I need more.....so I have been thinking of doing some digital detox over the summer.....more intentional about my screen time too.....setting times, and sticking to it.....I won't need to be as tied, my kids will be right here.....and I won't need to be checking their stuff either.....I will be more intentional about my time on the screen.....I have a stack of books that is calling to me......and I want to put that into our day.....have Mads read with me too.....and I am yearning to just SLOW it all down.....and feed our nervous systems better......it is why I love nature so much.....as soon as I step into the forest the air feels different.....the world slows down in all the best ways and feeds my soul......loving the conversations the kids and I have among the trees....and it suits my human condition beautifully:) During my workout and my meditation.......everything SLOWS down in all of the best ways.....We live in a digital world, no doubt about it.....but I believe it is what is contributing to so much of what we are all facing.....and it is a false sense of connection.....it is not the same as REALLY being connected, and it is wonderful to have.....I think it was paramount after my divorce, to be able to connect socially some even if it was online....and during the pandemic....and it would have been harder I think without that piece.....but I guess I say all of this to seek a better balance.....realizing all of this, and feeling the fast paced feeling of the end of year, has me wanting to slow it down come summer.....more old fashioned vibes for us......taking it all in......Each summer I feel so grateful for getting the opportunity to spend it with my children.....it is a gift never lost on me.....such power in those weeks every year....and it allows for me to catch my breath, and just breathe......no rushing around and dropping somebody here, and picking somebody up here......just us.....human beings were never meant to carry all they do these days....and have their systems overloaded....and I think it is becoming even more important than ever to place stuff in our life to find balance amid the rest.....so that is on my radar.....some digital detoxing.....and slowing it all down....and having as many adventures as we can this summer:) Happy Friday:)