tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post8582172093455121088..comments2023-06-22T08:49:02.798-07:00Comments on Yogic Muse: Grateful for TechnologyBrooks Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-57715848554636644122009-10-06T18:34:26.573-07:002009-10-06T18:34:26.573-07:00I know EXACTLY how you feel! Wanting to tweet to-a...I know EXACTLY how you feel! Wanting to tweet to-and-from yoga. The pang of horror when the Apple store guys tell you that you'll be without communications for a day (possibly more!)...It taught me to hold my tongue (and save conversation for later), and to listen to the world more (instead of music). <br /><br />But ultimately it taught me that we live in a world where portable music & permanent global connectivity are the norm, and that there is absolutely shame in having a strong dependency on either. Both of these things connect us to our loved ones and to countless unknown others on this planet, and besides, it's just the way we are!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your revelations (and enjoy your screen tapping :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096836715104757341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-54954802625174568112009-10-06T13:45:15.397-07:002009-10-06T13:45:15.397-07:00Yes, I can relate. I love being able to "get...Yes, I can relate. I love being able to "get things" done on my iPhone when I am in transit or waiting in line.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-73717823769591255122009-10-06T08:56:21.902-07:002009-10-06T08:56:21.902-07:00I see, Svasti! Maybe I'm not the same person. ...I see, Svasti! Maybe I'm not the same person. I like the story I tell myself about my breath being with me from birth, though. And in many ways I'm very different in that I see differently than I remember myself doing. In other ways there are similarities...<br /><br />Yea, Dr. YogaforCynics... Reading... I am not reading the same amount of printed material I used to... Too "busy" with my iPhone.Brooks Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789430862542763946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-34812910517346893112009-10-05T20:37:06.374-07:002009-10-05T20:37:06.374-07:00There are times I feel I'm new and different, ...There are times I feel I'm new and different, and times I feel like I never left seventh grade...<br /><br />I'm very fortunate to live two hours away from a beautiful house, owned by my family, two blocks away from the ocean, where, except when it's rented out in July and August, I can go any time I can get away. The thing is, though, there's no internet at the house...and the only cafe with wireless charged $7 for 15 minutes last time I checked...so, basically, I go out in my car at night and drive around till I find a decent signal to see if I've gotten any important, time-sensitive e-mail (as well as, sometimes, to put up a blog post)...which is a pain, but I've gotta say, I'm amazed at how much I read when when I don't have internet access--and generally how much more time there seems to be in the day...and, speaking of spending a lot of time on the internet, this comment's already three or four times as long as my last blog post, so I'm gonna end it hereYogaforCynicshttp://yogaforcynics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384782695584867387.post-83319468758386283342009-10-05T19:21:56.730-07:002009-10-05T19:21:56.730-07:00Sympathies on the technology crisis! I understand ...Sympathies on the technology crisis! I understand how rough it can be. Personally, I haven't caved yet and bought an iPhone. I know its gonna be bad for a while when I do. Me and my iPhone, like intertwined lovers. I'm sure you know how it is. And its inevitable really, but I'm holding off for now on the grounds of finances.<br /><br />I've often thought about the miracle of our progress through life. And I'm almost convinced that we are actually not really the same people we were as children. We retain certain amounts of data that sort of convinces us that we are. There is photographic proof. There's linnear time.<br /><br />But really, I don't feel like I'm the same person I was at any point in "my" history. And not just because of the experiences I've had and things I've learned. Although that's part of it.<br /><br />Maybe we really are just getting upgraded on a cellular level each and every moment like you say. Kinda works for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com