Love Life!

Being in a world that is fast changing into a media driven society, it's amazing to reflect on someones life who was not even concerned or connected with life on line.

My dearest father passed away on the 14th of May and I have only just now surfaced to face life without such a great man and influence in my life.

His passing has taught me many things and most importantly how to love life as it was meant to be, not to be so consumed with what your projected image is like on-line, not to worry about what people are saying about you and how you live your life and most importantly use the good energy God has provided us with to somehow do good for the earth we inhabit and our fellow inhabitants.

If we can take lessons from those we love and have lost, we all should be better people and turn off from the bitterness and hate that seems to be prevalent right now with social media and the intrusion of other peoples lives being beamed 24/7 right into our homes and even the sanctity of our bedrooms.

Sure to be connected and contactable is a great thing, but like anything this should be moderated to enable us to take a deep breath and enjoy the real life outside or with loved ones without the hassle of having to answer a pointless Twitter comment or take a call that has no real importance. I'm not saying to be rude and cut all communication off, but just to try filtering more consciously what gets through. Apple Inc and the many phone companies would hate this post, but who cares really for them..they are only ever concerned with market share and share prices at the end of the day!

I was really surprised last night to see in a restaurant the amount of people that were trying to enjoy a night out eating with loved ones and friends yet having their phones constantly being attended to as if part of their anatomy. As an excersize take a look next time you are out and see how really consumed we are as an on-line society...it's crazy really! No wonder why the world is fast becoming an impersonal place to live in with the dramas we are constantly hearing about with Ice epidemics and the increase of family breakdowns and violence. The increase in these terrible areas are I feel mainly due to the lack of focus on loving and taking time to enjoy those we love. Instead being far to concerned with trivial matters that are not worth the time we spend attending to.  

To my friends on Linkedin, my dear fathers life has taught me to take time out, walk every day without the phone attached to my brain, instead let the brain relax and refresh itself with nature and love, look around and take in the wonderful sights of the world we live in. Enjoy the weather, enjoy the love of a pet, take time to read and enjoy great food with great wine, and most of all really focus on those around that you love and give them undivided attention. He had a landline phone, and it was used mainly for connecting with his family with a call, he had no email or Facebook address, yet he knew as much as, if not more than anyone else about the world events and was far more in tune with the world as anyone else I have ever known. He always did say to me, don't spend too much time in computer land son, and although I do spend time on here, I now look to limit this time more now he has gone. LOVE LIFE!