A Social Sabbatical.

I’m quite sure no one expected me to do this. I certainly didn’t think I’d ever be doing it. But here I am… Ready for a break. From social media platforms.

Don’t get me wrong… I do think social media platforms are important and key connection points in my life. I just need a break from so much connection. And from creating content and peeks into my life only from that angle. What I call the “small talk” angle.

It’s one of the aspects of social media I have loved… As an introvert, I can engage with the world – aggressively – with quick bursts of thoughts typed from my finger tips. Often with misspellings. Often with pictures of my dog.

I mean, she is photogenic AF. Don’t you agree?

But I’ve been avoiding lengthy thought exchanges. And also deeper commitment to sleep and creativity. All because I can live through others’ creativity quickly and easily.

I’ve been lazy.

Sleepy – but unable to truly rest.

Angry.

Bored.

Unengaged with the physical world.

All stuff I think many can relate to.

So I am taking a break. From those platforms. At least till the end of the year.

I’ve deleted the apps.

My thoughts will only be shared here till then.

So if you’ve discovered this, this is exciting for me.

Published by Heather

I get up at 5:30am every day, no matter what day it is. I make my bed every morning. I drink a modest amount of coffee while reading two digital newspapers and watching the news. I make sure my roommate, George, has food and water. (George is an Australian Cattle Dog.) Then I can start my day. This is my morning routine. View more posts

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Found you! I haven’t been very active on social media (mostly just lurking around) so it wasn’t until this morning I realized I had not seen any posts from you since July 7th on Instagram or Facebook. I saw the flooding in Tucson on the news so I wanted to make sure you were okay.

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