Today’s post is a little different! We’re veering away from insurance emphasis to some subject matter you might find important!
I will be the first to admit, I WANT and many times I think I NEED to be connected to the internet 24/7. I’m learning to take breaks from it but I see many folks that have to have their internet like they need their coffee in the morning. Types of addictions? Could be! But what would happen if we didn’t have WiFi!? How would you be? What would you do if you weren’t able to check email, Facebook, the news and the many other things we have all become accustomed to getting by WiFi? (Dare I say – addicted to WiFi?)
A friend of mine and my family is a co-writer of an absolutely powerful and informative blog for parents. The blog is: Raising Boys & Girls! David Thomas and his fellow counselors at Daystar Counseling in Nashville do a great work with children/young people. They walk them through life and the issues they face whether it be adjustment to peers, loneliness, divorce, emotional struggles and the list could go on and on! They have also realized that it’s just not he kids that need the help! Mom and Dad need it also! So in reading their blog a few days ago, they posted this information for parents that caught my eye. Let me share with you David’s comments:
I (David) read an article recently about a coffee shop that has a no-WiFi policy. The owner defined the decision as a social experiment alongside being good for business. He observed tables turned over more frequently, rather than people buying one cup of coffee and staying at a table with their laptop for four to six hours. But more importantly, he noticed people really engaging with one another, having meaningful conversations.
The article was a reminder of a what an important social experiment this could be for more families to try. What turned out to be good for business for this coffee shop could be equally rewarding for families – maybe members would have more meaningful conversations, become more engaged, start playing cards or board games, and exercise more creativity. Consider this social experiment with a no-WiFi Saturday AM or Sunday afternoon. And let us know how it turns out. We’d love to hear.
YES! What a difference that might make in any of our lives if we had a no-Wifi time together! I’m seriously considering suggesting it for our family and believe it could be a really good test to see if we can have a conversation without WiFi interruption. I thought the Oscar acceptance speech of J.K. Simmons was extremely well received on Oscar night when he closed his remarks with this: “And if I may, call your mom, everybody. I’ve told this [to], like, a billion people, or so. Call your mom, call your dad. If you’re lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call em. Don’t text. Don’t email. Call them on the phone. Tell em you love em, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you. Thank you. Thank you, Mom and Dad.” Great advice in my book!
A blog with no insurance emphasis today! Even though we have a near 38 year career in this business of insurance, we have so much life outside of it too! Thanks for reading!
