I have this little problem with technology. I am a bit afraid of it! I don’t have a fear that I might push the wrong
button and crash my computer. I am
afraid of undoing something I have already done. (I hate wasted effort and
wasted money, although I am very good at wasting time.) I am deathly afraid of
updates! My wireless printer is so very convenient, but it keeps giving me an “Updates
Available” message and I keep ignoring it!
You see, I am also a creature of habit and I am reluctant to create
change in my workspace. Comfort – it might
be my undoing. Imagine my dismay when my
oldest son who was visiting for the weekend walked by my printer, noticed the
message, and touched the “OK” button! I
gave him a threatening look. He just
shook his head and walked off. I have
yet to discover if he broke anything.
When I had my first cell phone I was notorious for letting
the battery get too low. My husband
would chastise me for not carrying my phone.
“Oh, I had it, but the battery was dead,” was my typical response. I
enjoyed my first camera phone and clung to it for years. My last camera phone
recently gave up the ghost. When the
screen died and I could no longer tell if it was OFF or ON or whether I was
sending or receiving a text, I knew it was time for a new phone. Did I mention I’m not good with change? The
same oldest son convinced me to get an iPhone. I didn’t want to pay for the data
package (wasted money?) nor was I crazy about learning to use something
different. I was also feeling a little
guilty about the indulgence.
For the first few days I took some really great pictures,
sent text messages easily, and added my contacts. (By the way – you may want to
message me your phone number as I lost them all when the flip phone died.) I
continued to feel guilty about the data package. I then determined to use the
phone as it was made to be used. It
changed my life! It is a much better communicator than my old phone
friend. For instance, I had a meeting
the other for which I was going to be a few minutes late. Unfortunately, I did not have the individual’s
phone number in my contacts, but she is a friend on Facebook. I couldn’t send a text message, but I was able
to send a Facebook message! Problem
solved. Everything from Map my Run to
the organization tools it offers is making things better for me. I have scripture references at my fingertips
and a stop watch I can actually see. My grocery list is now on my phone. Not to
mention being able to Face Time with my grandkids!
Silly me. What took
me so long? I’m loving my new phone!
What good things have you embraced that you were previously
afraid to face?
