Can't Do Without

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One of my daily goals is to get more exercise; specifically I walk 10,000 steps a day (minimum) and try to dance for 5 minutes (that can be counted in my steps.

I generally try and reach the half-way point at about noon, and I also try to make some of that walking outside walking, though neither are set in stone.

At about 3:30 I realized my step-count was low, and announced to my husband I was going for a walk. I sneaked out the door past our cat who would very much like to escape outdoors (but there is some risk of wildlife and we want to protect her). I took two steps and realized "My phone!"

Well of course I had to go back inside and get my phone. What if during that five to ten minute walk someone would try to reach me? What if my husband needed me for some reason? What if...?

When I was twenty-one that question never entered my head. It was simple. I would go for a walk and if someone needed me, well they would need to call back or leave me a message with someone or leave a note on my door. Or wait.

I can't imagine not having my smartphone with me period. I am a bit backward in that I turn it off at night and don't take it with me into the bathroom.

Other than that...well it is in whatever room I am in.

Technology. I was born into a world where there was one phone in the house and no computers and now I carry that all with me.

If you aren't in your 50s or 60s the technological advances are going to be different, however, the world is changing incredibly fast and even if you are ten there are likely differences in the world you were born into and the world you now live in.

Journal Activity:
What are some of those advances and what can you not live without today that when you were (ten, twenty, thirty) you did not even imagine needing?
Do you have a need now that you hope will be answered by a future invention?