{"id":151,"date":"2009-09-10T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BrandTwist.com\/?p=151"},"modified":"2018-10-18T20:14:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:14:59","slug":"stop-recording-start-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandtwist.com\/blog\/finding-balance\/stop-recording-start-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Recording…Start Living!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Often the wisest words come from the mouths of babes.<\/p>\n

Or in my case, the mouth of a very bright 8 year old boy…my son Sacha.<\/p>\n

On our recent holiday in France, I was so busy trying to record every moment to share (via Facebook, and email etc) with friends and family back home…that I wasn’t fully experiencing the moments as they were happening.<\/p>\n

In this particular instance I was trying to capture an adorable picture of Sacha during his circus lessons.<\/p>\n

Obsessed with gettting the perfect shot, I wasn’t really watching the trick he was trying to show me.<\/p>\n

“Stop taking picutres, and look!” he cried.<\/p>\n

Instantly I knew he was right. The real value of the moment was in the moment. <\/p>\n

Not in the picture or pithy update quote to be posted or tweeted later.<\/p>\n

So I put down the camera and I really watched. And it was pretty cool.<\/p>\n

And then I took a few quick shots. <\/p>\n

And maybe I didn’t capture exactly the perfect smile or get the ideal shot. <\/p>\n

But when I close my eyes I can see it vividly and I can hear the excitement in his voice when he realized I was really present and paying attention.<\/p>\n

Experiences are great to share, but first they should be…well…experienced. <\/p>\n

That’s my point of view. What’s your twist?
Has recording gotten in the way of experiencing for you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Often the wisest words come from the mouths of babes. Or in my case, the mouth of a very bright 8 year old boy…my son Sacha. On our recent holiday in France, I was so busy trying to record every moment to share (via Facebook, and email etc) with friends and family back home…that I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,108,102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-childhood","category-digital-media","category-finding-balance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t