More than once before I have "taken a break" from the world that is Facebook. And more than once before I have given in to boredom and curiosity and ventured back into that world. Once again, I am attempting to take a break from this time-sucking social media site. My hopes are that this break will last longer than before, if not indefinitely.
Why have I chosen to remove myself from this ever so popular social watering hole? To be honest, because of the kind of person it turns me into. Not so much that Facebook itself turns me into a bad person, but rather, it makes it much easier for me to think things I should not think and say things I should not say. And then there is the whole time issue. You get on Facebook to "check something really quick" and two hours later you realize you've been sucked in, yet again.
Speaking of time... I have spent today wondering what in the world I used to do before there was Facebook. Really and truly, every spare moment I had, I found myself instinctively reaching for my phone to press the Facebook icon. It's sad, really.
I'm hoping with time, I will find that I have less of a desire to be in the know. That I have less of a desire to kill time by stalking everyone else's lives.
The biggest hurdle that I see at the moment is loneliness. It may sound strange or even silly, but being able to connect with hundreds of people at any time of the day gives me a sense of not being alone. Today, without that connection, I have found myself feeling quite lonely. That, in itself, was almost enough to cause me to give in and reconnect. But I attempted to talk myself through the loneliness, and reason with myself. I am in fact, not lonely. It only appears that way because I'm not conversing with any number of people 24/7. Most of my friends have cell phones, though, and I can always text or call them if I'm feeling extra lonely. You know, like we used to do in the olden days.
So, there you have it. My new "adventure". Who knows, maybe I will write more with all the free time I will have.
