Day 2

Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty I'm free at last!


I'm definitely excited to have my media freedoms restored. Out of the "bondage" I have a newly restored appreciation of the accessibilities we take for granted on a daily basis. For instance, I had to actually use an "old fashioned" map to find my way to a birthday party instead of relying on my navigation system. I was 30 minutes late arriving, but proud of myself nonetheless.


I noticed that I was more excited to arrive to church Sunday morning than usual. Perhaps I was desperately missing music. So much so, that we even returned for night service!


These past 48 have been very testing of my will power. I'm beginning to question why I rely so heavily on media and the crucial role it plays in my daily life. I must credit this experiment with all the work I achieved over the weekend. My house is cleaned top to bottom. My yard is freshly landscaped. My garage is organized. I even made it to the bottom of the laundry hamper (which existence I was questioning)! I highly doubt whether I would have completed these tasks if I was glued to my electronics all weekend.

Media depravation has been enlightening for myself as well as my family. Our eyes have truly been opened. We see how the simplest changes can make the biggest difference in the quality of our lives. My children will be standing over my grave one day. I want them to recall the memories we shared as a family, not the time I spent connected to media.

P.S.: this is being posted late because I worked 8:30-6:30 today.