The morning welcomes me…

With 100 Whatsapp messages,

Each one wishing me a good morning,

A forward message or a bouquet of flowers,

Some pearls of wisdom or random updates,

I click, ‘clear
all’ and get to my work,

As I prepare my favourite masala chai,

I hear the phone beep….

Facebook and Twitter notifications,

Some more Whatsapp forwards,

E-mails,

Vodafone updates,

When will this stop I wonder…

 

 

 

I have clients to meet,

Emails to reply,

Comments to respond,

Pictures to see,

Blogs to read,

Content to write,

Experiences to share,

But….I choose to switch it off!

 

I sit near the window

And watch the clouds pass by,

I close my eyes and…

Listen to the birds sing.

I stretch my hand out and feel the raindrops,

I go for a walk…

Only me and my thoughts,

I smile at the fresh green leaves,

I soak myself in the smell of the flowers,

For few moments I sit there….

Engulfed in the silence of my breath

 

I play with my daughter and listen to her stories,

I paint the canvas with colours I like,

I build castles with lumps of clay,

I love these moments of my day,

When I slow down….

To enjoy the little pleasures of life!

 

 

We all love our IPod’s, Smartphone’s, Tablet’s, Play
station, don’t we? I don’t know about others, but too much of technology at
times tires me off. I still prefer calling a friend than chatting with them for
hours on Facebook or Whatsapp. I prefer playing Badminton over temple run or
candy crush. That’s how I am, a little weird I guess.

When was the last time you switched off all the
technology around you? How did you feel when you did it?

 

PS: This post is written for the Project365 program at We Post Daily aimed at posting at least once a day, based on
the prompts provided. The Open-prompt for today was ‘How do you unplug yourself’?