I don’t think I want to go back—at least, not for another while. There are things (read: people) I miss due to convenience, but I don’t at all miss the site in the depths, all things considered. It hasn’t been long enough: these past two weeks have felt like only a beginning. How about a whole month, a few months, a year, or more?
Here I am again, finally coming back to an indefinite hiatus from Facebook (and, to a lesser degree, other social media) after just over a year. It's funny how quickly I went back to it and all my old bad habits. Many times I'd considered doing it again, just like I wrote last year, but couldn't work up the resolve for very long. It's been so long, that I've basically forgotten the relief I apparently reported above.
Still, I have to wonder: is posting here about this really just like updating my status or tweeting? Doesn't it possible raise the same problems of self-absorption, Internet persona, escapism, etc.? At least it's forced me to post something on a blog, which has a lot more to do directly with published writing (hopefully) than updates on social media in and of itself. It certainly seems a little bit more formal or professional. It's something else to consider during this time.
I had left facebook for four years. Except I did not replace it with prayer. So the spirit found my house clean and neat, and then brought back seven other spirits.
ReplyDeleteFor three months I also didn't do as much spiritual activity as I ought to have done, and had a similar result. At the same time, getting away from many of the associated stresses and temptations from Facebook really helped me.
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