Does the Ringing Ever Stop?

Ever have the phone just continue ringing one call after the next?  I am definitely experiencing that now.  Some days I think technology is a beautiful thing with the way we are able to comunicate with people all over the world.  Today is just not one of those days.  Today is a reminder that I need to get away from the cell phone and some other forms of communication and just be by myself.  It's kind of funny how much easier it is to think about things when the phone isn't ringing or going "beep" to the new text message or e-mail that is coming in.  After all these years of innovation in technology we sometimes forget that some of the most important communication we can have is involving face time with our loved ones or simply our own thoughts.  It's our own thoughts that allow us to really take the time to plan our next point of action.  It's our own thoughts that allow us the opportunity to think of how we can better our lives.  It's our own thoughts that we need in order to evaluate ourselves.  This is sometimes hard when we are constantly surrounding ourselves with distractions.  So I am challenging myself with two things... first off, when life is becoming complicated or too rushed, I am going to step away and find a place of peace to think about things so that I can clear my head of the noise and figure out what is really important.  Hopefully it's not what is on the other side of the phone...lol.  Secondly I am going to make time to communicate with the people I care about face to face (and no, Skype doesn't count.)  We miss out on so many things because we don't take our time to see each other's body language and what that is telling us that words may be leaving out.  How about that bear hug that you used to run up to a parent to get when you were little?  We under estimate the power we have to simply touch one another and allow that person to feel emotion run through their body by a warm embrace.  I think we could all use a little more face time and little more quiet from the buzz of the day; at least I know I could.