Stop that Chatter.

I am talking about the nonstop chatter that the electronic world has introduced into our daily lives. One of my friend said the other day, " During traffic, why worry about good music system in your car , when your mobile can sound almost like your boss??"

Yesterday in a meeting, I heard/saw the peer frustration of a woman trying to deal with mobile chatter. She was comparing 2 weeks of her life with each other. One week with her phone switched off; she took care of herself; she had amble time to do everything she wanted; life was beautiful. Other, when her phone wouldn't stop buzzing with calls and texts and the how little time she had for anything. She felt that the outside world is trying to run her life. With no surprise, I saw many others joining the conversation in no time with their share of experiences and frustrations. But everybody unanimously agreed to the bottom line: we need the phone in today's world; its a necessity.

In case of electronic items, we need to understand that they are here to stay and as days go by more and more will enter our lives. The Japanese company, Sony recently introduced a computer, which fits into the back pocket of a tight jeans; at least that is what the ad said.Thus , it is easy for everybody to be in everybody else space all the time. There is no concept of just office time or family time. The overlapping became much more complicated after the world went WiFi. Sometimes, we find it easier to manage the professional world than the personal world. How to tell your friend not to send you silly text messages and expects you to reply or your family who calls you in the middle of the work day. So, keeping all these facts in mind, we must learn to live with the phone, like a spouse.

At times, even I struggle with all these chatter . But if I can ,I practice leaving my cellphone on the quiet mode when I go to bed or during weekends. It helps me pause and see all the wonderful things God has given me. I also tend to notice the small small things , which my husband does for me. I need not say much, but you know how that can work like magic in a marriage. Practice, putting your cellphones on "quiet" mode, not just "vibrate" for sometime during the day. Just the way we put it on quiet when we go for meetings. Unlike what you think, this can improve your productivity. You can even practice this at home. Its like practicing manners at home: to your spouse, your children and yourself. We have the power to control this chatter in our lives and this is just a simple step towards living a more meaningful and mindful life. Try it, you will feel like you are on vacation within the four walls of your home.