New Habits for High-Tech Hearts

Restore Space to Your Spiritual Life by Silencing Your Cell Phone

After years of trying to manage a cell phone, multiple land lines, and several voice-mail and email accounts, I finally realized the profound effect communication technology was having on my life. My “aha” moment came while I was sitting on a flight from San Diego to Chicago. I had just completed a speaking engagement lasting several days; I was more than ready to go home. As we prepared for takeoff, a man near me shouted into his cell phone, obviously trying to nail down one last business transaction before the flight. Irritated, I could hardly wait for the flight attendant to tell us to turn off our cell phones and pagers. After the noise and activity of the last several days, I yearned for the four hours of enforced silence ahead. In that moment, I saw what my world had been reduced to: The only place of refuge from the overstimulation of phone calls and email

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