Breaking The Social Media Addiction

It has been a while since I have written, because I have been doing myself a favor lately.  For the past few weeks I have been making a conscious effort to monitor how much time I spend behind the screen of a phone.... wow, way too much time!  How ridiculous is it that just a few weeks ago, I was always on my phone and/or on some type of social media platform.  It really is depressing to think of how much time I was spending scrolling just trying to keep up with everyone else's lives, meanwhile I was letting precious little minutes of my day slip away while doing so. It's the society that we live in ya'll.  Majority of people do it and it's because we have let these things become a part of our daily routine.  Wake up- check our phone, eat while scrolling, watch tv or a movie while scrolling (what the heck? We don't even notice that we are doing it most of the time.), cook and keep checking it, and then we swipe and scroll until we fall asleep.  NO MORE. 

This is really pitiful.  I have been enjoying and making the most out of my days since stopping this vicious cycle.  I have started gardening and spending more time outside.  Now, I have always devoted a ton of time to my kids and entertaining them, but since I have gotten in the routine of not worrying about checking SM I don't feel the need to check it anymore.  It's a habit but it can be easily broken.  Once you become conscious of how much time you are really spending doing it, it's easy to put it down.  It has definitely been one of the best decisions ever.  Living content in my own little world without much concern at all for what the latest Facebook posts read, it's like a breath of fresh air.  

All of these SM platforms are great ways to keep in touch with distant family and friends and to keep track of memories and to share pictures, but don't let it become more than that.  Live in the moment and don't allow these electronic devices to creep in and take away from the joy that you can be experiencing throughout your days.  

Have a good conversation at a restaurant, in line at the grocery store or at someone's house.  Make a phone call, and hear someone's voice because texting is overrated and only goes so far.  You can't feel emotion through a text.  Go visit someone for their birthday, tell your mom Happy Mother's Day in person, and stop feeling the need to make life events "Facebook official". Here's to stepping away from social media and delaying carpal tunnel due to constant scrolling and swiping.

Much Love,

Amelia B.