Social Media Fast
Day 1/2
I have been considering a social media fast. Unbeknownst to me, someone I know was on a week long fast. She reported about how beneficial it was and I took that as a confirmation that this was the time for me.
September 1 sneaked up on me and I had some commitments for posting some prayer requests, but once that was done, I uninstalled Facebook (my primary Social Media) form my phone. I can pretty well ignore Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn and the like but Facebook is my constant itch that I have to keep scratching.
I came to the realization that I primarily use Facebook to feed my desire for approbation. Don't we all want to be admired and respected? Don't we often want to be right, to have a forum where others are agreeing with our brilliance? LOL I'm guilty.
I also realize the other downside of social media for me and that's all the political vitriol. As much as I don't get sucked into it, as much as I scroll past it all, it still assaults my senses - from all sides of the political spectrum.
Today I used my tablet to look something up and it told me I had 43 FB notifications but that was this afternoon and I'm already at the point where I'm not so curious that I have to view them. They will wait.
I look forward to new insights and to more opportunities to be in the moment. I think I might have a few times where I face my addiction with more difficulty before the week is over, but for right now, I'm mostly grateful for what I will learn from this experience.
Day 1/2
I have been considering a social media fast. Unbeknownst to me, someone I know was on a week long fast. She reported about how beneficial it was and I took that as a confirmation that this was the time for me.
September 1 sneaked up on me and I had some commitments for posting some prayer requests, but once that was done, I uninstalled Facebook (my primary Social Media) form my phone. I can pretty well ignore Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn and the like but Facebook is my constant itch that I have to keep scratching.
I came to the realization that I primarily use Facebook to feed my desire for approbation. Don't we all want to be admired and respected? Don't we often want to be right, to have a forum where others are agreeing with our brilliance? LOL I'm guilty.
I also realize the other downside of social media for me and that's all the political vitriol. As much as I don't get sucked into it, as much as I scroll past it all, it still assaults my senses - from all sides of the political spectrum.
Today I used my tablet to look something up and it told me I had 43 FB notifications but that was this afternoon and I'm already at the point where I'm not so curious that I have to view them. They will wait.
I look forward to new insights and to more opportunities to be in the moment. I think I might have a few times where I face my addiction with more difficulty before the week is over, but for right now, I'm mostly grateful for what I will learn from this experience.