What has happened to us? Where did we pick up the idea that a telephone call is more important than the person right there with us?
Human beings have always looked for ways to stay in touch over the distances that separate us; smoke signals, drums, and letters. With technological advances we’ve progressed from the telegraph to the telephone, from the written word to being able to hear one another in real time and have a conversation. It seems to me that texting is a step backwards to the telegraph! Faster maybe, but missing a key component, being able to hear. Listening to someone and being listened to in turn is a far more meaningful exchange than is possible in text. It might not seem to be that big a deal but…
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Generally my morning routine gets my day off to a good start. By good, I mean off on a positive footing with an affirmative perspective of the day ahead.
But there are mornings when just after I fold the newspaper closed on the comics, a feeling of gloom descends over me and a strong impulse to return to the comforting warmth of my recently vacated bed overwhelms me almost to tears.
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Could it be that SAD is merely the consequence of neglecting to recognize the need for rest? Coupled with an unreasonable expectation that we always feel energetic, and a judgment that to be less productive is a sign we’re failing, in health? On a task?
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Yes, what is the point of a daily quote or affirmation anyway? Isn’t it just another meaningless use of social media? A marketing ploy? Sure, but that doesn’t negate their value as a tool to re orient and focus our minds.
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