Ronaldo Gilley

Are we out of balance with nature?

It’s a question that keeps surfacing the more I look around.

We grind nonstop — connected to the job, connected to the internet, plugged into everything except what actually sustains us.

We’ve built a world where we’re always “on,” always reachable, always scrolling… yet more disconnected from each other and the planet than ever.

We know our deadlines, but not our neighbors.
We check our notifications, but not our breathing.
We touch our screens more than we touch the earth.

Somewhere along the way, we traded presence for productivity, and the cost has been subtle but real: burnout, numbness, and a drifting sense that something essential is missing.

Maybe it’s time to step back.
To walk outside with no headphones.
To feel the sun without checking the time.
To reconnect with something older, quieter, and more honest than our devices.

Because if we lose our connection to nature — and to each other — then all the grinding in the world won’t bring us balance. It’ll only push us further from it.

Maybe the real work is remembering what we were connected to before the internet ever existed.