Are we missing the here and now?

Lots on mind, as usual.  Best "material" comes to me - either in the shower, or when trying to sleep.
Then when get to "pen to paper" part - it seems to be magically gone.  :-)
So this is what I remember -
Have you ever sat and people watched?  Quite fascinating at times.  Requires us to be still for awhile.  Being still in this day and age has seemingly become quite difficult.
I had a moment yesterday where I was still, for just a moment.  And the scene in front of me was several different people there in front of me.  But were they really?  Most were there, but they had some device in front of them  - most everyone had a smartphone in front of them, a few had i pads or a tablet of sorts.
Now I know multi-tasking is important, and has a place.  But are we missing everything by being part there for it all?

Now the place I was at - was not a bank, nor an office, but rather the gym pool.
And most people were on the sidelines with others - and seemingly missing what was right before their eyes.
I not judging, for this was just a moment in time, and I could of very easily been one of those people in my eye's view.
Technology has made our lives easier, I will not doubt that, I know I appreciate the luxuries that technology brings, but are we missing what is playing out before us?

In that moment I decided to start bringing my cell phone with me less, until I myself have the self discipline to be present in the moment.  For the moment before me - may not play out again.
Ironically I may already been on to something - for this particular evening I actually forgot my cell phone at home.  And I survived.  And so did my family.  And I saved a little money too - for the one person that did text me while I was out with one son, was another son requesting I spend money on the way home.  But I did not have my phone with me to get this message.  :-)

Taking the Plunge

I have always wanted to write, for at least the last 10 years it is has been on my heart.  And I have always journaled.  I have a journal from age 14 to now.

Now believe me when I say I have always wanted to write - but that doesn't mean I am a "writer" in fact my English teacher is coming back to haunt me, I have never been very grammatically correct.

In fact my best "writing" usually comes at night when I am trying to sleep - and then when I try to put the thoughts to paper - it magically doesn't make as much sense as it did in my head.

I really was going to toss this writing idea aside - mostly because I feel everything, I mean EVERYTHING has been written about - but then I read the sentence from another blogger -" but it hasn't been written from your life experience view."  So that gave me new found confidence to do this.

Another reason why it has taken so long - is "they" recommend you come up with a specific theme for your writings.  Well I really can't narrow it down.  I know I want to help people.  And I have some pretty good organizational skills (again a topic that has been written about and rewritten about).  But besides helping people, I really haven't fine tuned "my theme".  I hoping that comes to me as I go.  For I am taking my own advice - and just do.  Sometimes you just need to act, to DO something.

Happy Saturday.  Molly

New Adventure

Just Breathe my BFF came up with.  That particular web address was taken so I added simply in front of it to come up with my blog address.  Just coming up with this name alone was stopping me from blogging.  But BFF came to the rescue in August of 2012 and the year 2013 is the year for me to jump out of my comfort zone and live life to the absolute fullest.
Bare with me as I learn the ins and outs of the blogging world.
Let's enjoy this ride together.