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Technology achievements - more choices - more opportunities - and more need to prioritize behavior.

The image below makes me wonder. Are cell phones detracting from our best connecting or improving our connecting with the living world? The question comes to mind as I capture an obviously avid early morning paddler at Green River Reservoir State Park, north of Morrisville, Vermont. The young lady is using her cell phone and missing a fleeting moment of magical seasonal peaceful transformation on calm waters.

Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, You Tube, Emails, Texts, Twitter, TruthSocial, TikTok, a zillion apps - What improves connecting and what detracts from good connecting? Is it best to smell, touch, feel, and speak directly to who or what we are in the presence with? Are we satisfied with the convenience of connecting via a screen, without a number of senses present? Is it necessary to multi-task? I pride myself in multi-tasking, but what am I missing? Are we overloaded with the options that technology has advanced? Why am I less trusting of contradicting media alternatives? It is obvious to me… slow down, breathe, pause, prioritize, live love.

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