A new space

As a working mom, I am constantly in touch with Internet, my phone which I love so much, I am in constant communication with clients and I also guilty of spending time in Facebook doing nothing.
Today, I have destroyed my phone, not intentionally. Instead of running to At&t to get a new one, I decided to spend the day away from Internet and phone. I started to look around, I spend 3 hours at the beach with my family enjoying the beautiful weather and playing with waves, writing on the sand, counting endless seashells and flying a kite for the first time in my life. I was aware of the "need" to check my email, to post something unnecessary and silly on Facebook. What are my friends up to? What if a client called? Soon my attention went to the sounds of ocean and I remembered. I remembered how much I like to be still, how much I love the nature and the arguing ocean, the sky, the clouds and how beautiful San Francisco is. It resulted in a happy me, a happy mommy and a happy family. I noticed that my daughter has been singing all day and she is not requiring my constant attention. She is happy and content just to be around us. I know it's because I am not obsessed with my computer or a project or if there is a new application for Iphone. My energy is calm and she is calm. If she needs my attention, she will come to me and I am HERE.
Do you ever wonder why kids would touch the very thing you don't want them to touch. It's because you have placed your attention on the object rather than yourself. If they need you, they go where you have placed your attention. Today, let's practice separating ourselves from the world of technology and recognize each other as spirits, let's shower ourselves with our own attention. So if you want to get your nails done, please do. If you want to do yoga, go ahead. Golf game? Why not?
Happy Sunday!