I Want Human Connection

I'm telling you that technology is a blessing and curse. I love it, for I can communicate with people that otherwise I would not (i.e. Facebook 'friends'), but I feel it takes away from the human connection. Yesterday I talked to a friend, and she said she missed me. I told her that the phone works. Her response to that was "I follow you on Facebook." Yeah, that's cool. It's nothing like hearing a person you care about voice or sitting in their presence. I've always longed for human connection. I love to enjoy others' company as well as spending time with myself. I do not want to be a hermit and internalize everything. I cannot understand how some people just do the 'Internet thing.' I love hearing from my friends. I love the conversation. I love going to a bar and watching a football game. (Thanks Wayne for yesterday).

We often get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life, and sometimes we forget how to just live. We can work and work and get 'material things,' but we will miss out on living. I love just 'being still.' Sometimes we have to rest the mind, body and soul. We have to hibernate to rejuvenate. That's why we need vacations from work. It doesn't have to be an elaborate vacation. It can be a drive to friend's house that lives 4 hours away. It can be just going to a hotel downtown and becoming a tourist for a few days without any worries of home or work. Just being free.

Technology again is a blessing and curse. I'm happy that I've gotten in contact with some people from my past (i.e. Melanie Williams, Lysa Cage and Letitia Carter) with the use of the Internet. I do not like that we are dependent on this technology for everything. This just reminds me that I have to call one of those before mentioned persons, for we've been texting for the last two weeks. I haven't talked to her on the phone. I have heard her voice in a minute. I want the human connection. I will do my part. Will you?