I've heard of people taking a break from Facebook, or the Internet. But I don't belong to any of those social media sites, so I just decided to turn off my phone.
For 48 hours.
I didn't do anything dangerous; no cliff diving, bungee jumping, or jumping out of an airplane. The most dangerous thing that happened was I got stung by a bee. But that's because I like to walk around my 5 acres barefoot. You see there are some risks I'm willing to take.
So what did I discover? That I still love the same things I always have. Waking up to a good cup of coffee, reading my Bible, praying, kayaking, bike riding, playing my guitar, good red wine (no surprises there), even mowing the lawn.
While I was out running I came across a baby colt. It came up and looked as if it wanted to talk to me. I stuck my hand through the fence and it let me rub its head and touch it's face for five minutes. It was a simple sweet profound moment.
I went to the local hardware store to pick something up. And there up on the wall was an archery set. I used to love archery when I was a kid at YMCA camp. So I bought it. I picked up three bales of straw and built myself a target. After a few rounds I got the hang of it again. And what do you know; I'm actually pretty damn good.
So I think I'm probably going to go off the grid every now and then. I would recommend it.
It's really quite simple actually.
You just push a button on your phone.
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