{"id":2570,"date":"2011-07-06T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2011-07-06T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:34:56","slug":"balanced-life-why-youll-want-to-unplug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/07\/balanced-life-why-youll-want-to-unplug.html","title":{"rendered":"Balanced Life – Why You’ll Want to Unplug"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I woke up.\u00a0 Yes, presumably a good way to begin the day!\u00a0 BUT, I was immediately met with the DRILLING! \u201cThey\u201d were breaking up and tarring the streets.\u00a0\u00a0 The noise level, I am willing to bet, was close to 85 dB (sound pressure level) that can cause NIHL (noise-induced hearing loss).\u00a0 Seriously!<\/p>\n

Even with the windows shut tight and the A.C. blasting, it sounded and felt like the workerPeople were in my living room, buzzing feverishly, breaking up my floors and drilling my brain.<\/p>\n

The Escape<\/strong>
\nI decided to put work on hold and hike <\/em>on over to the Central Park Conservatory Gardens.<\/p>\n

As is my habit before I depart from the premises, I double-check my bag to make sure that I have my keys, cell phone, lip-gloss (you never know who you might run into), a <\/em>piece of fruit (apples make good traveling companions as do little boxes of raisins*), <\/em>a pen and paper (just in case an epiphany hits, because they are elusive litter buggers and dissipate quickly into the ethers<\/em>) and my camera (again, you never know when you will stumble upon a turtle on a rock)!\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Off I went, to Central Park.\u00a0 As it turned out, my cell phone battery was DUA (dead upon arrival) and for a few moments, okay maybe even minutes, I felt a tad anxious.<\/p>\n

In that state of (mild) anxiety (I don\u2019t want to overplay this; get too dramatic \u2013 but nonetheless, there was a great deal of uneasiness rushing through my body)<\/em>, how sadly addicted I am to checking emails, and being connected.<\/p>\n

I decided to reframe my anxiety, and experience this as an opportunity to detox. I could go cold turkey \u2013 yes, I could – \u00a0(antibiotic free, please),<\/em> ride out the anxiety and see what it might be like to simply enjoy a walk in the park.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m betting you can guess what happened.\u00a0 Sure thing! I had the most enchanting afternoon. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I moved from one park bench to another.\u00a0 I unplugged; I enjoyed myself, I relaxed!<\/p>\n

Being reachable every moment of the day is an ENORMOUS source of stress.\u00a0 In my newly enlightened state, I invite you to decompress and get away from it all!<\/p>\n

UNPLUG!!!<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0 Shut off the cell phone.
\n2.\u00a0 Turning off your pager.
\n3.\u00a0 Log off from the Internet.
\n4.\u00a0 Unplug your phone!
\n5.\u00a0 Find a place to just be.<\/p>\n

Postscript: * An important tasty tidbit for those who are \u2018dropping pounds.\u2019\u00a0 Always (and I seldom use words that are so \u2018absolute\u2019) bring a healthy snack with you; lest you get hungry sometime between here and there, your blood sugar drops, and your mind feeds you \u2018eat it, it\u2019s okay\u2019 lines that you fall for hook, line and sinker!<\/em><\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing,<\/p>\n

Janice
\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/em><\/p>\n

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