Lost Within the Digital World

I wake up at 6 am and ready myself for an early workout. I look over my workout routine to familiarize myself with today’s back and triceps lifts. Grabbing my phone, so I can listen to music to motivate me through the routine, I turn on Pandora. I can’t help but notice a few personal and work-related emails. Without hesitation, I first open my personal emails and delete all the junk mail and then move on to the work emails, viewing all ten of them. One would have thought I was scratching the million-dollar ticket, only to find out it was a dud. It is now 6:20 am, fifteen minutes later than I wanted to start my workout. Finishing up my workout, but still checking my emails on my thirty-second breaks in between sets as if waiting for an emergency to happen.

It is now 7:45 am, I turn on my work computer and get ready to start my day in my home office. Surrounded by six double pane windows with the sun streaming in from the morning light, the sound of the trees slightly swaying from the wind, and the birds happily chirping. I feel a sense of calmness and gratitude for my surroundings, which remind me of the release of tension nature has on my soul.

Talking to myself, I say, Nancy remember to disconnect from all electronic devices as often as possible. For if I do not, I will forget how to turn off the switch and my soul will be lost within the digital world. As society grows deeper with the need and dependency of this digital world, I must not forget who I am and stay connected to my inner true self.