Gratitude
@conradt nominated me to start out with him on this journey of bringing positive vibes to Steemit.
Day 4
Last week, I took my phone to a service center to get a new battery installed. Following the rules, I made an appointment through the Apple Phone service which took a bit since the person on the phone didn't believe me that my phone was telling me that the battery wasn't charging anymore.
It gave me a message: WARNING. Your battery is compromised and only works at 82 % ... or something like that. The phone even shut down in the middle of something I was doing and came back on with another warning.
Two things notable about this phone call.
- It is a bit freaky that someone somewhere in the world can access your phone and poke around in its innards.
- That the customer service person didn't believe me and had to do a test to announce to me what I had just told her.
That was 20 minutes of my day wasted.
AND - she didn't tell me that the repair was going to take 2 hours.
Consequently, I got to the store unprepared - no laptop, no book, no water, no plan.
Going back home wasn't worth it since with traffic and all, I would have had to turn around and head back right away.
Two hours with no electronic device!! How strange and how wonderful.
It got me thinking how much my phone has become part of my life - and not for phone calls. That is the function I use the least.
When I grew up, a cell phone wasn't even a thought of a possibility yet. The phone we had was attached to the wall and there was a charge for every minute you are talking. Kids didn't use the telephone and adults to give a short message only. People often rang the doorbell and stopped by if they had something to discuss.
Then, pagers were the hot thing when you were important in the world. Remember those things? They went off and you had to get to a payphone to find out what is up.
Yup. Payphones. Not too many of those around anymore.
And the early cell phones were for phonecalls!!! Can you believe it?
Today, I am grateful for the technology we have at hand to do so many things - like posting here on Steemit. I am extremely grateful for my phone which is my window to the world in many ways.
My phone is
- my camera
- the device I use to listen to podcasts (lots, and lots of them)
- my connector to social media of all sorts
- my calendar to keep me on track
- the map and GPS which takes me places
- my communication tool with family and friends all over the world
- my weather forecast
- my yoga and meditation class
- photo and movie editor
- fitness coach
- game provider
- and so much more
And I am grateful that I was able to replace the battery for $ 29 instead of having to buy a new phone!! That was huge!
I am also grateful that I had that two hours of forced unproductivity to stroll around, people watch, and look at stores.
The only bummer was that I didn't have my phone to take pictures for Market Friday, a weekly challenge by the sweet @dswigle!
Today's nominees
@dswigle - because she is the sunshine here on steemit
@tristancarax - because he is on a role of daily posting and this will be another incentive
@scribblingramma - because us grandmas know how important it is to stay positive
The rules:
- Write a post about something you have to be positive about today - this could be anything from being thankful for your current situation, someone being nice to you, being thankful for your friends and family, or even being thankful for the opportunity you have been given here on Steemit - just keep it positive :)
- Do this for 7 days in a row if you get nominated
- Mention three people who should do this on each day.
- Tag it with #7daypositivitychallenge and include these rules at the bottom of your post
- Include a picture of something positive (related to your story if possible.
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