Alone, together

Physically present, yet mentally absent.

That is our culture. We live in between bits & bytes and 1s & 0s. 

Headphones in. Eyes down. Screen in hand. Hood up. 

Together, yet alone. 

Constantly scrolling, chasing dopamine. 

More connected than we’ve ever been, yet more lonely than ever before.

We are so engulfed by the capabilities and conveniences of our modern technology, that we forget to stop and take in the beauty of real life. 

We spend more time staring at screens than we do gazing at the stars. We spend more time surfing the web than we do exploring the earth. We spend more time liking, scrolling, & subscribing than we do talking, laughing, and making memories together. 

Let’s change that. 

Let’s take out our headphones and take in our surroundings. Let’s lift up our eyes and build real life connections with each other. Let’s put away our screens and have meaningful conversations. 

Let’s stop being distracted, and let’s start being deliberate. 
Instead of being alone, together–let’s just be together.