Internet Euphoria
Recently, I got to help a friend who’d never been on the Web
log on. It was probably even more exciting for me than for her. My
great pleasure, my mission, is to stimulate discovery and focus on
fulfillment. For example, I’d cooked black-eyed peas in the crock pot
last week and couldn’t find a recipe in my cookbook. Then I went to
www.google.com and did a search and found hundreds of recipes in
less than a minute! Where can a person discover more than on the
Internet? I don’t compare that delight with the glory of Nature or the
intimacy of friendship, but all that knowledge at one’s fingertips is
intoxicating!
For me, part of the joy is in finding resources that I can pass
on to various people in my life. On my coaching web site I have links
to about 150 sites on several topics that are important to me. I’ve
often thought it would be great to be on retainer and be a clipping
service. If you were my client and wanted more information on career
choices or home loans or hormone replacement therapyyou name
itI’d play hide and seek on the Web and tell you what I found.
Being on the Internet makes me feel part of the larger world. I
rarely watch the evening news, but when I log on, the welcome screen
always gives the top news in the world, with places you can go to
check on stocks, weather, entertainment and more. The feeling I get
when I open my Personal Filing Cabinet and read Incoming Saved
Mail is akin to my response to a letter from a loved one in the mail
box. It’s like a gift I wasn’t expecting, a spontaneous offer to go on a
two hour outing. Some of the emails are unwelcome, but I can hit
delete or tuck them unread into an appropriate folder. I have folders
for my weekly AskYourself newsletter, Puget Sound Coaching
Association, Humor, Web Resources, Stock Market, Events, Travel,
Writing, and other areas of interest.
For me, the email folders are comparable to a photo album
something I can revisit to tickle my memory muscle. Sometimes
reading just the subject line puts a huge grin on my faceI remember
the joke or scenario. Loving to share as I do, I have to restrain myself
from forwarding wonderful humor and great lists to everyone I know.
People who know me well appreciate my desire to be useful, and
forgive me when I get carried away. It’s hard for me to believe there
are people who can afford a computer web access who don’t rely on
the Internet for quick communication. Perhaps I’m a bit addicted to it,
but no more so than to snow-covered mountains, intimate talks with
friends, a good book, a Handel concerto, or popcorn with butter by the
fireplace. I’d be proud to introduce the Internet as my friend to
anyone, and I value my friends. You’ll have to pardon me; it’s time
for me to go there!
Moreah Vestan Communication Trainer, Life Coach, Columnist
http://communicationcoaching.net
Author: Pleasures and Ponderings: From Nun to Nudist to Now
http://www.pleasuresandponderings.com 206-938-8385
