Comments on: The Death of a Phone https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/ Finding passion. Sharing passion. Promoting passion. Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Kimberly A Edwards https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-1021 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 22:14:14 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-1021 I use my phone as a phone. It has some games on it I like to play, they put me to sleep. I use my phone on occasion to check social media and email and sometimes messaging, not very often. I only have it for emergency’s sake. I very rarely get any calls. Today is the 10th of Feb. The last text message I got was Feb 3rd. The last phone call I got was Feb. 8th. I do have a Nook Tablet that read on. Sometimes, I might watch a show on Netflix on the tablet. I use my desktop for anything important online. Like replying to your post here and now. I believe most people using phones put too much focus on them. I would’ve probably done the same thing you did in the water.

Blessings and happiness to you!

]]> By: Dina Hampton https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-683 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:28:22 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-683 I take days off from my phone, its pretty peaceful, but others dont like it . They want you to be at their fingertips these days. However it frees the mind to think and put your life in perspective again. Putting on your voicemail that I will return your call within 24 hrs is nice to
because that also gives you freedom. Then you return them all at once and your day isnt broken up with scattered calls all day.

]]> By: Danny Bittencourt https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-682 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:22:24 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-682 eheheh I am just like you. I think I already lost about 30 celphones and when a lose a phone I just dont mind. Its like you say, It´s just a phone. Brooke I will publish a Fine Art book in Brazil and I would like to invite you to present your work because you are a refence for me and a inspration of course. I will sendo you an email with more informations and better english =)

]]> By: Maryanne https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-681 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 12:12:04 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-681 I read an account recently of someone who would take their computer cord and mail it to themselves to give them a few days bread from electronic distractions.

]]> By: Justin Osmer https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-680 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:53:01 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-680 I went surfing one time and I had the phone strapped to my leg so I could keep track of wave currents and record me surfing for friends to watch on G+. I caught a wave and then when it was done I reached down to grab my phone and it wasn’t there. At first I freaked! I had just got the new iPhone 5 when it first came out. I kept looking and then after about 5 minutes I realized it’s just a phone. It wasn’t keeping me alive, just keeping me in touch with the world when what I needed was to enjoy the surf and disconnect me from the world. Stuff like that has to happen to me every once in awhile for me to realize that I don’t need it as bad as I think I do at that moment. Let’s lose phones more often =]

]]> By: Tara Eveland https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-678 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:59:12 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-678 Actually my husband and I decided 2 months ago to not continue our cell contracts and for many reasons.

1. we were always on them. never in the moment. if you look around ppl even on DATES are on their phones, its just become a social norm to interact with others AND your phone at the same time, I didn’t like that.

2. we were always attached to them. if we left the house without it, had to turn around for it. why? we had our kids with us, what did we REALLY need to know from the phone that was so important?

so we switched to vonage; haha I know thats what the commercial says but a simple, old fashioned house phone that people have to actually CALL to talk to me on. It hardly rings, imagine that!

Hey brooke, i want to ask you something and I didnt know where since you are so wide spread I thought you might see it here more likely. My question is this. Im reading your inspiration book, taking it in, soaking it up and loving it! I am in sort of a ‘creators block’ though. I have an idea Im inspired by, its hard to explain but basically I want to create an image that shows how old cameras and film were replaced with new technology and basically forgotten. I want to have a man in the image as well to symoblize kindda how that is in our lives as well as we grow older. will we still have people that remember us and love us, want to be around us, or will we just fade away like film kindda did? so thats the best i can describe it.
I just DONT KNOW HOW TO execute it! Its been driving me nuts. How do you get past something like that when you have the whole idea, inspiration, ext. but no idea what to do with it?
As always best wishes 🙂

]]> By: Tony https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-677 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:29:22 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-677 I have a less drastic answer to this, I have two mobiles, one that I give the number out when needed, the other is only known to close family and friends. I don’t always carry both, this stops my private number getting out to junk callers. It probably works out cheaper than drowning it! 🙂

]]> By: David Cortez https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-676 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:15:18 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-676 I believe the one thing, if any one thing was of the utmost importance, that I am here on this earth for is to make connections with people. It’s all we have. Nothing takes the place of direct contact with another without the interruption of a meaningless phone cal or checking facebook for the latest funny cat meme. My mom refuses to ge a phone and it’s always a hassle trying to get a hold of her, and yet, she seems very happy in it and I never understood why. I love connecting with people because through others we learn and grow and change and evolve and it’s freakin’ wonderful! Through connecting with your blog this way, I learned about my mother and a little more about you and your process. I love when people are candid. thanks for your thoughts. 🙂

]]> By: Paulo Carvalho https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-675 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:51:40 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-675 Brooke, last September I also lost my phone. I went riding MTB, and when I was coming down the mountain with a certain speed, my pocket, which had the phone, ruptured and stuck through the hole pocket. For me, the phone has no great importance, my happiness and wellbeing does not pass for having phone. I can very well live without it, but in some aspects it always helps too. The most annoying was having to spend money and buy a new one. Contacts? I always like to have the contacts in my address book paper!

]]> By: thomas miles https://www.promotingpassion.com/the-death-of-a-phone/#comment-674 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:42:16 +0000 http://www.promotingpassion.com/?p=1017#comment-674 this is perfect timing! I just left my phone at my moms! Think I might just forget about it XD weird coincidence XD

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