I just
completed a week long social media detox.
(No Facebook,
Instagram or Snapchat.)
But oh boy was
it beneficial !
My fingers
scrolled to the folder on my phone without even a thought multiple times in the
day. So I had to delete the apps entirely to not give myself the temptation.
Scrolling through social media has become habitual and the motion of opening
the apps to dive in is engraved in us all.
It bothers
me how much time we spend looking through a device and focusing all our time on
other people’s lives. We need to be with the people we make plans with. Be conscious of the adventure we are on!
I challenged
myself and a friend to a one week social media detox.
I wanted to
stop looking at everyone’s life so I could focus on my own personal life
and what was happening right in front of me.
I wanted to
be more present with life and more present with the people I am with.
To be fully
aware of where I was and be engulfed in the moment.
We scroll
& scroll.
Looking,
judging, comparing and overall sometimes just obsessing over everyone else and
the life they are portraying for us to see.
I didn’t
look at who is attending what event, I didn’t see your #tbt or your dog picture
on Snapchat. I was living my life.
When I am with
my friends, I am actively listening to what they have to say, feeling the words
they are sharing with me, and consumed by our time together.
We have an
awful habit of not listening and not being active in a conversation because of how
focused we are on our phones.
A break was
just necessary for me. It was a challenge but it also has allowed me to refocus
my attention on what I need. It also made me appreciate the people I call friends!
Try it out!
Maybe for a week, maybe even just a day.
See how much
clearer your mind becomes.
Watch how
much you appreciate the life you are living in the moment.
