Face it; we are all prisoners to the cellphone that remains in our hands or by our side.

Oddly enough, most people don’t even use their “phones” as a phone.

The texting, emails, Instagrams, Twitter, Facebook and apps distract us from a balanced life causing stress.

Many people sleep with phones or on the night table next to their beds.

At Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, I saw a college student returning from spring break so tired she laid out over several seats on her back and took a nap waiting for her flight.

On her stomach was her cellphone.

And when she got a message, she opened her eyes and responded, put it back down on her stomach and closed her eyes.  Great way to get some rest.

We eat with our phones.

Consult them in the presence of others.

Teach our children the wrong way to balance instant communication with living in the present.

A smartphone is only smart when we use it as a helpful tool not a life style.

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