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The better life
On an average day I am in front of the computer for at least eight hours a day. Sometimes as many as sixteen. When I'm not at the computer I'm able to send and recieve phone calls, text messages and even email on my cell phone. Just to make sure I'm available 24 hours a day 7 days a week I carry a pager. Why a pager when there are so many ways to get ahold of me? Because I need to be available and a pager is still one of the most reliable ways to do it. What does this have to do with a trip to Guatemala? Keep reading. I think it will start to make sense.
Anybody who is truly connected 24x7 like I am knows exactly where this is going. This trip is about so much more than helping the people of Guatemala. It's about helping myself. It's about disconnecting in a way that you can't truly disconnect in most parts of the United States. It's about the peace and quiet that can only come when there are no phones ringing, no emails to read and no meetings to attend. Some call it the boring, backwards or most commonly the simple life. I'm going to call it wonderful. I'm going to call it much needed.
I haven't had a real vacation in about three years. During my last attempt at taking some time off I had to come into work for a day because a water main break flooded our building and knocked out our internet connection and phone lines. Not exactly a break from stress and anxiety!
Some people say this isn't a vacation and they are sort of correct. It's not a vacation in the way many Americans think of vacation, but to me it's the best kind of vacation. I'll explain why in my next blog post.
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