The Place Where You Loose the Trail is Not Necessarily the Place Where it Ends

"The walk liberating, I was released from forms, from the perpendiculars, straight lines, blocks, boxes, binds of thought into the hues, shadings, rises, flowing bends and blends of sight....." -A.R. Ammons

Diagnosis-Technostress----Treatment-Getting Back to Nature

Frustration, confusion and fear caused by technology overload has been permeating my days. Dealing with the influx of technolgy, the multitude of electronic resources and trying to make sense out of social media has made me feel like I'm wired in a tangled mess of technology. How do I mesh my physical and digital self? How does a creative type process this??????

GO PLAY OUTSIDE!!!!!

Last week, we hiked the Horton Creek Trail, about 15 miles east of Payson, AZ with some friends. The psychological effects of spending time in the woods were positive and strong, I was renewed. I reaquainted myself with the scale and beauty of the natural world. I found myself perpetually entertained with every step. The stunning views captured my heart and soul. I flowed with nature and my mind quieted down. Oh, the magic of being out in the woods and how it feeds the human spirit. It was a virtual wonderland for my senses. Birdsongs, shadows, leaves rustling in the wind, the rainsoaked ground, the babbling creek, the smell of the pine trees, a fuzzy caterpillar on the bark of a tree, the rushing of waterfalls, kids hopping on boulders and crossing logs in mountain streams. I realized that our brains are hardwired for existence with nature, not technology. We have a innate link with that, and when broken, leaves a part of us bereft.When we reached the parking lot, I asked myself what's next? Where do I go from here? The possibilities are endless.