One of our own 8BOTs ditched his iPhone for a flip phone as he announced this transition via his blog:
God had begun a change in my heart without me knowing it, a while ago. Slowly but surely I have been battling contentment issues, issues with being in the moment with my children and I wanted to do something about it. Outside with the kids, I would have my iPhone ready to fill a “boring” spot in the day.
Check my email because I could, text because I could, see who was winning the games because I was outside with the kids.
I honestly was outside with the kids, but my brain was nowhere near them. It was elsewhere, hiding amongst technology that I would soon rid myself of.
Great stuff Matt. Good challenge for the rest of us.
Thoughts?
Geek for Him says
Thanks for the kind words John!
It hasn’t been easy BUT it has been so much better!
Shawn says
Interestingly, this falls right along with another interesting post I read this morning over at AOM.
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/10/13/minimalism-begets-manliness/
Of which one of my favorite quotes was:
“Live simply, so others may simply live.”