I’m here because my life needs to change. I’ve slowly made changes-just over 6 years ago I was able to (finally) give up alcohol and pills and 4 years ago I put my focus on Jesus and began daily Bible study and prayer. I’ve gone in spurts of taking better care of myself, but haven’t been able to keep the momentum going.
Over the past 3 months I’ve been trying to give up Facebook. I deactivate my account for a few days and then I log on again. Facebook makes me want to buy things. It makes me jealous of other people. The tragedies shared on Facebook hurt my feelings and bring my mood down. Sometimes Facebook is the only way to know what is going on in my little town. I have family members that I want to stay in contact with and it brings us together. So I’m taking a break. I’ve dwindled my friends list from nearly 800 people, to 163. These people are family members, very close friends, and co-workers. I’ve often used Facebook for a place to write, share my feelings, and process things. Looking back, I regret sharing so much. No one needs to know everything.
I’m going to go 40 days without Facebook. I don’t know what I’ll do after that. I chose 40 days because it’s a frequent number used in the Bible for times of trial and spiritual growth. I plan on using these 40 days for other changes, but I’ll talk about those later.
What I have found is that I still need to write. A blog seems safe. I’m not planning on sharing it, but also not going to hide it. I’m not going to write about everything in my life, but there are things I love tell others about (even if no one is actually reading this). So here we are.
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