Hello everyone…well this has been really on my mind for the past several days and I’m feeling like FB is consuming way to much of my time and that I’m missing out on what’s happening right in front of me. I find myself getting home and heading straight for the computer to see what’s happening and I mean really I just got off the darn computer with work and that’s at least 8 hours of it. There are many other things I could be doing with that time so I’ve decided that I’m going to dramatically cut the time I allow myself on FB. I will check it once in awhile to see if I have messages but I really want to break the habit of just hanging out on it. One of my friends Sara wrote something in her blog that hit the nail on the head for me; she decided to give up FB for lent (40 days) and since then she has found enjoyment in the extra free time that it has given her. She is getting to do things she might not have made time for. I want that! I would rather use my free time to get into my bible and read Gods word, do my life journal, spend more time with my family outdoors, taking my little buddy on a walk, taking more pictures and working on my photography, setting the example for my daughter that you don’t need to be on FB all the time and for me to learn how to be still. I run all the time and I don’t allow myself much down time. You know…where you just hang out and not worry about what you have or want to do but enjoy not running…to embrace the moment. And instead of jumping on FB maybe just maybe pick up the phone or even better yet face to face communication with my family & friends rather than commenting on a status. How impersonal is that?
I want to read
One thousand gifts and for those that know me I am not a reader. It has been a long time since I’ve just sat down and read a book. In fact I have a couple of books that I would like to read that seem to have caught my interest...WOW I can’t believe I’m saying I want to read books. I guess as I get older I’m realizing that I need to appreciate the simpler things - those are the things that really in the end add up to the most. If you hurry along and not allow yourself to stop to smell the posies guess what your baby is no longer a baby and she is now a beautiful young woman. Life happens fast so I want to fully enjoy and embrace it as it comes!!!
Lets get together and have a cup of coffee together I would love to visit...here's to a new adventure!!!!
Have a wonderful restful Wednesday
2 comments:
My "fast" from FB has been such blessing! Did you happen to see the P31 devotional from today? It's all about craving connection. I totally feel EXACTLY the way this lady descibes. Here's the link:
http://devotions.proverbs31.org/2011/04/craving-connection.html
And as we learned in Esther, it's no coincidence that this topic should pop up twice. I'll be praying for you, to find resolve but more than that...to find joy and BETTER connections in a life w/out FB. Just send all your "status updates" to our Father. He'll comment. :)
Sara thank you so much for the link. I feel the very same way! I am grateful for your prayers and your friendship. Have a wonderful week :)
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