Life is not only difficult as Scott Peck has written, but it’s becoming darn near impossible to have any time left for yourself.

I was having lunch with a friend the other day at CPK and we both took notice of a mother who had three well-behaved young children sitting with her at her nearby table.

What caught our attention is that all three of them were coloring with crayons.  They were not keeping busy with games on a smartphone as many parents do to distract their children.

Upon leaving my friend walked over and congratulated the mom on helping to set a great example early in life of the importance of balance of digital and interpersonal contact.

But what of OUR lives?

Too busy?

Too connected?

Not enough time to think?

Digital tools are just tools – great ones that none of us want to give up.  But they are not a substitute for living life in the present with other people.

What a wonderful reminder that we wouldn’t eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner without health repercussions and consuming too many screens, too many texts or emails and looking down at our palms too frequently is not a balanced life.

Reward yourself with a real live in the moment “moment” from time to time because you’ve earned it.

No person, no digital device can give you more “you” time until you stand up for you.

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