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Embracing the Beauty of Being Disconnected: Contemplations in a Parking Lot

“No internet connection.” 

Cue the eyeroll, audible groan, and heavy sigh as perhaps the three most feared words of our modern culture appeared on my phone’s screen.

I was sitting in my car in a parking lot of a nondescript office park, waiting for my wife and daughter to finish an appointment in one of the businesses. As they walked inside, I (almost instinctively) pulled my phone out of my pocket and logged in, as most people tend to do these days when faced with the threat of Having To Wait With Nothing To Do.

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Creating Simplicity in Your Workday

I began thinking about simplicity this morning when I saw that July 12th is National Simplicity Day, in honor of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was an author, naturalist, philosopher, and historian. One of his works Walden, is a reflection on living simply in natural surroundings.

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