tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post8053648250773207120..comments2023-10-20T07:27:30.939-04:00Comments on clueless but hopeful mama: Forever emptiness/wonderful momentclueless but hopeful mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011524864788495788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-21065669383839533172013-10-17T18:07:11.605-04:002013-10-17T18:07:11.605-04:00Guess what, folks, three weeks in the bush of Keny...Guess what, folks, three weeks in the bush of Kenya on safari without a cell phone was the best I could have imagined. There IS life without it I discovered. grammalouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-32924340636578374542013-10-01T02:01:59.827-04:002013-10-01T02:01:59.827-04:00I know all too well what you mean by filling the e...I know all too well what you mean by filling the emptiness. For what it's worth, I don't think reading a book (an actual physical book) is a crutch. I have a habit - started in college - of baking when I am feeling. So yes, I pretty much bake something every day. Maybe you need some sort of physical task (cooking, gardening, sewing) to fill some of those big spaces.<br /><br />I am rather backwards when it comes to technology and only got a smartphone about a year ago but oh how I feel the pull of it and I don't like it.<br /><br />One thing I did was NOT to install apps for facebook, etc. If I want to use it on my phone I have to go through the web browser. I also disabled all the "push" notifications from everything but texts and actual phone calls so my phone does not beep or vibrate every time someone uploads a photo to photostream or comments on facebook or sends me an email. I also don't have any games on my phone other than words with friends (and I play that only with my mom - she likes to chat through it and it helps us stay connected). <br /><br />I have thought about quitting facebook all together (I have gone on fasts where I don't use it for a week or so) and I also contemplate giving up my cell phone and going back to a land line only (gasp!) but I am actually pretty attached to the camera on my phone and I find I take more pictures now then I used to. We will see what happens.<br /><br />(Aside: we only have one TV - a big older tube model. When it dies I am going to lobby Husband that we don't replace it.)<br /><br />Sometimes I think I would make a good Amish person. Minus the religion. Emilyhttp://www.secondverse.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-43024354265271870082013-09-28T12:46:54.102-04:002013-09-28T12:46:54.102-04:00I think it is a big problem our culture is facing ...I think it is a big problem our culture is facing right now. For the first time I think technology is bad (which is a lot for a girl from Silicon Valley to say!). I commend you for trying to fill those empty moments with something more meaningful. I am going to try as well. Baby steps...Kathi D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-37832078631451958292013-09-25T16:21:09.406-04:002013-09-25T16:21:09.406-04:00I thought I was OK with my phone but this hit a ne...I thought I was OK with my phone but this hit a nerve with me too. You describe it so well - that forever emptiness. SO HARD. I feel lie it will swallow me too sometimes. :(Pamela Hunt Cloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785363232789520183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471353673045800301.post-44013109517238028092013-09-24T21:50:26.369-04:002013-09-24T21:50:26.369-04:00I am going to Kenya for three weeks and, although ...I am going to Kenya for three weeks and, although my phone will be with me, I do not intend to use it. It'll be there for emergency purposes only. At least that is what I am telling myself. I will report back on this experience. I suspect it will be one of total relaxation, immersion in the present moment and detachment from the world outside the bush. Stay tuned!grammalouienoreply@blogger.com