Not too much, not too little, just right

  
[Ted] (2012, April 3). Sherry Turkle: Connected , but alone? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/t7Xr3AsBEK4

 I loved this TED talk! I avoided getting a smart phone for a very long time because I was afraid of becoming addicted to it. I eventually gave in and hopped on the fancy phone bandwagon, but I've come to realize that I need to be careful with how much of myself I invest in my social image through Instagam or Facebook, or how much time I spend time comparing myself to strangers' seemingly perfect lives.

 My friends, family and husband and I do our best to be intentional with our together time. I don't want to sacrifice intentional, real conversation for mere threads of online meaningless connection!

I love true connection. That's probably why I love literature and stories, and conversation! It's the connecting with people, learning from them and sharing in the human experience that is so exciting in life.

Maybe we can't avoid becoming Digizens, but we should strive to be good ones!  Maybe unplugging once-in-a-while can't hurt though...