This week we all tried to consciously put down and turn off our technological devices. At first it seems a little stressful but after a while it seemed very freeing. This weekend I went to the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy with my family and it was nice to leave my phone in the car and truly spend time with them. My brother is in college, and the rest of us have work and school, so this was a rare treat. There were moments however that I wanted to take a picture, or check the time, and I could not. This was a little challenging but also freeing. I was able to soak up the experience instead of documenting it.
This past summer I had a more in-depth experience with turning off your phone. I lived in the woods for 10 weeks up in the Adirondacks. Every day was turn off your phone day, every day was freeing. There was little to no service, and only a few spots for wifi to be used out of work hours. Even then, it never really felt necessary. I was happy to be able to do this for a week again.
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