As Time Goes By

Yesterday I forgot my Garmin at home...I swear it was involuntary, because as soon as I realized I hadn't it I wanted to go back home...
I remember that when I started running a while ago, my father bought me a purple timex watch, very simple and with no further feature than showing the time and serving as a chronometre...
Such watch suddenly stopped and it was impossible to repair...I had to let it go.
I do not consider myself a person very attached to material things (except por my ipod and my ipad), therefore I just wanted to buy another one.
By the time, I was already into the running world, so I decided to take "the step forward", and to invest on my very first running gadget.
The first 4-5 weeks I thought that I couldn't live without my Garmin...I was thrilled by the idea that I could know EVERY TIME I WANT my exact distance and pace, I hated when my pace was over 6:00/km and hesitated when it was below 5:30/km. I am sure it has helped me achieve some goals, but at the same time I know that perhaps if I hadn't it, I could be as free as I wanted, and perhaps could run a bit faster.
With the time, and once I was very comfortable with its use, I started to feel stressed about my pace and averages...so stressed that in some training sessions I really did not enjoy running at all...how far was the light relaxed feeling I had when I started running? Why do I feel angry when the satellite does not work in the first 30 seconds? Why am I now dependant on a gadget that of course is helpful but also could be addictive?
I do not know any of this, but yesterday I ran involuntarily without my Garmin, and it's been one of the training sessions I've enjoyed the most...