Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday! In our daily lives, there is hardly any time when we are unplugged – there is always some kind of electronic noise stimulating our sense of sound. . . except maybe when we are in a deep sleep.
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Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
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Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
In our daily lives, there is hardly any time when we are unplugged – there is always some kind of electronic noise stimulating our sense of sound. . . except maybe when we are in a deep sleep.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
TV, radio, phones, iPods, computers constantly blaring, dinging, playing . . .to be unplugged, for some, is to be disconnected from reality – as they know it. It has become their lifeline.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
How many times have you heard, or maybe you’ve even said, “I keep the TV on for noise.” How many people walk or jog with a headphones stuck in their ears?
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
All this constant stimulation from these electronic devices keeps us in a state of urgency and over-stimulation . . . we actually become more disconnected . . .
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
We have become programmed to respond like robots when our cell phones beep, we get in the car and the first thing we do is turn on the radio, we keep the tv on even if we don’t sit down to watch it.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
It’s as if we cannot function without some device making noise in the background to fill the void of silence . . . being unplugged is like cutting off the supply of oxygen we need to breathe.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
But, just like too much of the wrong food can lead to an unhealthy life, too much stimulation from being plugged in all the time can deaden your sense to hearing the beautiful natural sounds.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
Try this . . . become unplugged for a while and enjoy the sound of silence from these devices. Allow your mind to explore and wonder and create without any input from the influence of electronic means.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
Take a walk unplugged – without your iPod stuck in your ear. Drive to work unplugged – without the radio blasting music and commercials. Keep the TV unplugged – don’t turn it on the minute you walk into the room.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
You know what will happen when you become unplugged for a while? You’ll hear sounds of nature in their full glory, your awareness and connection to the beauty of creation will be heightened.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
I’ve been reminded of the amazing sounds of silence from being unplugged this week. One evening as we watched the sunset on the river, the hoot owls began calling to one another. It was magical, it was breathtaking.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
No one in the group gathered around the campfire dared to speak . . . we waited in silence for the next hoots from the owls in the trees above us and then held our breath until the owls across the river answered.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
And, oh, when I hear the coyotes . . . I am transfixed on their yelps and howls and so grateful that their glorious symphony wasn’t drowned out by the noise of TV or radio.
Unplugged . . . Discover the Sound of Silence From Nature
NakedHippiesRoadTrip.com
Life isToo
ShortTo
WaitFor
Someday!
Of course, it’s not practical to remain unplugged . . . after all, we do exist in this technological world; but, taking the time to do this every now and again will be rewarding and fulfilling and entertaining.