Terminal Switching Point - Learning How to Control the Attachments
Terminal switching point, may just mean learning how to control our attachments to modern technology and the offerings being given us, on a continual basis.
Ever think of how short a time ago we did not possess one phone in the home? Now consider the number of phones each household has connected as landlines, how about the number of cell phones per each household? I am an advocate for avenues of communication, don't get me wrong, I just like to take an honest look at what the modern trend is, for my life.
Do I jump to the tune of my downloaded ring, no matter what is transpiring? How many homes will you find, where the telephone does not absolutely dictate the ambiance of the environment, at least for the offspring, if not for the entire family? Terminal switching point, may have something to do with the time I spend in grateful peace, because I am learning how to quiet my spirit, live with less stress, less demand, more observant, intuitive living.
I am not certain I have considered all aspects of terminal switching, however, I am aware that if I continue living at the pace of technology, without consideration for the effects it will have upon me, my terminal switch may be clicked short of its potential lifetime! In my life of late, I have had to reconsider how I spend my allotted hours of the day! I love to squeeze in some exercise, early in the morning, prepare breakfast, lunch and an idea for supper, before showering and rushing off to the daily tasks of work.
Of late, I have added my passion for writing to my busy day schedule, leaving myself even less time to accomplish my monumental feats for the day! Recently, I asked myself a question Richard had asked me in 1982, when I was performing tasks as an accomplished wife, mother of seven who were 11 and under, Sunday school teacher, counselor, devoted friend, sister and homeschool teacher.
The question was intended to cause me to think of what I expected from myself, as I was concerned with the things I could not accomplish in one day! It worked, I learned a valuable lesson, I was so caught up in what I expected of myself, I was lucky not to have brought on a stress related heart attack! Just the writing down of my expectations helped, as I saw it was impossible for me to accomplish everything, everyday as I had been expecting prior to that date, November 12, 1982.
The reason I know the date so well, is that I still have that paper I wrote for myself, it struck such a chord of reality for me.
A couple years ago, I found myself drifting back into the pattern I had left so long ago.
During 2006 and 2007, when the Real Estate boom for Central Oregon took charge, I felt a great responsibility to meet every need of every client we had come into our lives.
Consequently, we have many new friends, however, I rarely have time to pay a visit to any of them as I had cranked up to the tune of the old, terminal switch of technology, I danced to my cell phone ring, every time it played! Recently, Richard mentioned the, "Terminal switching point" of technology, I loved the expression and knew it held an idea that could help me and possibly others, to be reminded of how important it is to consider those things that are wonderful technological inventions and yet can slip in under our radar of consciousness and rob us by adding additional stress to our lives, as we become so accustomed to their presence, that we lose sight of the fact that we have become slaves to their electronic call.
The idea of the switch, is to realize we have the ability to make these contraptions beneficial additions to our lives, or distractions that can draw us away from the moment in which we live and are to exist.
Take some time out, when the cell phone rings let the recorder pick up and answer, maybe turn it completely off for awhile, take a walk without it, take the hand of your partner, feel the exchange of current, renew your ability to just, "BE".
Ever think of how short a time ago we did not possess one phone in the home? Now consider the number of phones each household has connected as landlines, how about the number of cell phones per each household? I am an advocate for avenues of communication, don't get me wrong, I just like to take an honest look at what the modern trend is, for my life.
Do I jump to the tune of my downloaded ring, no matter what is transpiring? How many homes will you find, where the telephone does not absolutely dictate the ambiance of the environment, at least for the offspring, if not for the entire family? Terminal switching point, may have something to do with the time I spend in grateful peace, because I am learning how to quiet my spirit, live with less stress, less demand, more observant, intuitive living.
I am not certain I have considered all aspects of terminal switching, however, I am aware that if I continue living at the pace of technology, without consideration for the effects it will have upon me, my terminal switch may be clicked short of its potential lifetime! In my life of late, I have had to reconsider how I spend my allotted hours of the day! I love to squeeze in some exercise, early in the morning, prepare breakfast, lunch and an idea for supper, before showering and rushing off to the daily tasks of work.
Of late, I have added my passion for writing to my busy day schedule, leaving myself even less time to accomplish my monumental feats for the day! Recently, I asked myself a question Richard had asked me in 1982, when I was performing tasks as an accomplished wife, mother of seven who were 11 and under, Sunday school teacher, counselor, devoted friend, sister and homeschool teacher.
The question was intended to cause me to think of what I expected from myself, as I was concerned with the things I could not accomplish in one day! It worked, I learned a valuable lesson, I was so caught up in what I expected of myself, I was lucky not to have brought on a stress related heart attack! Just the writing down of my expectations helped, as I saw it was impossible for me to accomplish everything, everyday as I had been expecting prior to that date, November 12, 1982.
The reason I know the date so well, is that I still have that paper I wrote for myself, it struck such a chord of reality for me.
A couple years ago, I found myself drifting back into the pattern I had left so long ago.
During 2006 and 2007, when the Real Estate boom for Central Oregon took charge, I felt a great responsibility to meet every need of every client we had come into our lives.
Consequently, we have many new friends, however, I rarely have time to pay a visit to any of them as I had cranked up to the tune of the old, terminal switch of technology, I danced to my cell phone ring, every time it played! Recently, Richard mentioned the, "Terminal switching point" of technology, I loved the expression and knew it held an idea that could help me and possibly others, to be reminded of how important it is to consider those things that are wonderful technological inventions and yet can slip in under our radar of consciousness and rob us by adding additional stress to our lives, as we become so accustomed to their presence, that we lose sight of the fact that we have become slaves to their electronic call.
The idea of the switch, is to realize we have the ability to make these contraptions beneficial additions to our lives, or distractions that can draw us away from the moment in which we live and are to exist.
Take some time out, when the cell phone rings let the recorder pick up and answer, maybe turn it completely off for awhile, take a walk without it, take the hand of your partner, feel the exchange of current, renew your ability to just, "BE".
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