I have a challenge for you:

One day a month,
free yourself from the grid–
    turn off your cell phone,
    stay away from the computer,
    don't Facebook, tweet, YouTube or text,
    refuse the TV,
    unplug the earphones,
    don't shop,
    leave the car parked,
    stop skimming the surface…

Take a walk,
garden,
ride a bike,
shut up for a bit. 

We've become a people
who have forgotten how to be alone–
so many missed opportunities for depth, insight, joy…

If you take on this challenge
observe what happens
and consider why. 

It's just one day.
Disconnect.
Discover.

It certainly can't hurt. 

Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.