2 Day Offline Retreat
I was totally offline for the last 2 days.
No wifi, no data, no signal.
The photo above is the only one I took during that time.
Before you go wondering if I just went to the woods with my girlfriend, it's not what you are thinking -- although we kind of really did.
I had a 2-day retreat with family and church mates.
We do this annually during the holy week but this time it was kind of special.
The unexpected happened
I brought all my gadgets with me. From computer, to phone, pocket wifi, powerbank and more. You name it.
The usual workaholic always thinks of work wherever I am.
But, when we arrived at the venue I looked at my phone and boom -- signal is out.
There was a bit of panic going on in my mind because I had planned to answer emails during break time. So many work left. I felt like I could just do them while on vacation.
I actually survived
Even with that panic going on in my mind, I still decided to just enjoy every single activity which I really did.
24 hours have passed, then 48.
I've never sent a single text message, I've never made or received a call, I never opened social media sites for updates.
So, it turned out that I actually survived.
Takeaway
Even though I started the retreat with panic, I ended it feeling refreshed.
That retreat was exactly just what I needed to be reminded that life doesn't revolve online (I literally live and work online).
To more days like this.
