Category Archives: Cellphone

Dec23

DAY 357

Posted on December 23, 2013 by lsgrlr

Life lessons from a phone battery…(Yup, it can happen).

So I had this bright idea it started on Saturday. Wait, for my idea to make sense let me back track a bit. I have a smart phone, it runs on a battery. Batteries are interesting things, if you don’t charge them, they don’t work. If you charge them too much they eventually lose their ability to hold a charge properly and thus, they don’t work. Most technologically advanced IT people (people way smarter than me) have told me it is good thing every once in a while to let the battery die ALL the way before charging it. Thus helping to extend the battery life (I am not an expert, but I thought it couldn’t hurt to try). So Saturday morning (once I took my phone off the charger) I made the decision to not charge my phone again until it died on its own. Today is Monday and as of 5 pm this evening my phone still had not died. I am tempted to just charge it anyway, but that would defeat the purpose of what I am trying to do. What I find really interesting and a little funny about this situation is not the “energizer bunny” like quality of my phone’s battery life, but my impatience and irritation at the fact that my phone has not died. I should be eternally happy to realize that my phone has such amazing battery power. Instead I am frustrated because it’s not doing what I want, which is for it to DIE. (Yes, I know it’s illogical, but I am experiencing it none the less). Here’s the correlation: How many times as we continue on this journey have we ignored a “good” thing because the outcome was not what we wanted? The fact that what happened trumps the outcome we wanted doesn’t matter. Why? Because good or bad we want what we want. Yes, we are a little silly. Today my phone battery thought me a lesson. Don’t be so focused on getting our (my) outcome that we (I) miss a “good thing”.

“And He said, ‘Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD.’ And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper…” (1 King 19: 11-12).

So what am I thankful for today? Life lessons from a phone battery. (Side Note: My phone died at 6:53 pm. Funeral services will be… 😉 )

Nov29

DAY 333

Posted on November 29, 2013 by lsgrlr

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Popularity does not mean it’s RIGHT.. it just means it’s popular.

So today I bought a new phone, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (it is super duper fancy). I am a techno geek, but this phone has so many features I am beginning to wonder if I will ever access all its capabilities. My personality will feel like I got jipped if I don’t get my money’s worth ;). For me the best part of anything new, is learning how to use it. Once I have mastered it, it loses it’s shininess. At that point I want something new. As I sat playing with my new toy, this thought (which clearly is not mine) occurred to me. What was wrong with the old phone? Answer, nothing. It worked just fine. Then why the new phone? Answer, cause I really wanted it. Yup, that is the only reason, well that and Sprint has the worse service ever. However, I could have gotten any old phone, instead I went for the most popular. That still small voice that often checks my heart and my motives, reminds me that while it’s not a sin to get the most popular phone, it is a sin to live my life by that philosophy. I am realizing this truth: A little leaven really does leaven the whole loaf. Small compromises here and there leads to big compromises later on. Be careful we don’t fall into the trap, of believing that if it’s popular it must be right. Today I was reminded that popularity, does not equal the right choice, it just equals the most popular one.

“A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough” (Galatians 5:9).

So what am I thankful for today? Lessons from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (see I am already getting my money’s worth 🙂 ).

Sep5

DAY 248

Posted on September 5, 2013 by lsgrlr

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Wake up, walk forward toward your future toward your goals…

My cellphone and I are getting a divorce. Well, it is not ALL the phone’s fault, some of it has to do with the service provider. But since some-one has to take the fall for me not being able to use my cellphone in my house…the phone gets the boot. As I sat contemplating my upcoming disengagement, I had this thought: “Is there anything else in my world I need to divorce?” Are there other ties I need severe? Are there habits, behaviors, friendships, or circumstances that I am holding on to, that are holding me back? I did not enjoy asking myself these questions. Because the answer was a resounding, yes. Life can move at the speed of light and often times we hang on to things as a safety blanket of sorts. Why? Because we (even if we don’t like them) understand them. I am reminded of my recent stay in the hospital and the things that I learned about myself through that time. As I get ready to get rid of something that is very familiar (my phone), I think I will take the time to get rid of other unnecessary baggage as well. It is not always easy to take stock of ourselves, but it always necessary to have a honest look at what we are afraid to let go off. Often times the things we hold on to, have to stay in the past…we can’t move forward with them. They won’t work in our future, just like a cellphone that can’t find service when you need it the most.

“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).

So what am I thankful for today? Honest estimation, a lighter load…Oh, and a new phone 😉