Facebook Fast Update!

Two whole weeks. (check out my original post on this topic here)

It hasn't been as hard as I expected, though I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious what's going on in that world.  And seeing my notifications creeping over 100 as I supervised Gianna posting on my business page made my hand very itchy to start clicking away with my mouse.  But I restrained myself.  A deal is a deal.  And when I'm committed, I'm committed!

This week I have noted that I am not only more engaged in social situations, and more present in life in general, but I'm really feeling the love!  I went to a few parties this past weekend and everyone was so happy to see me and curious what I had been up to... When I was constantly updating as to my whereabouts, no one felt the need to ask, and I didn't feel the need to share.  Did I previously post everything that was going on in my life on Facebook?  No.  But it seemed like it to my "audience" at times, and what I wrote was what stuck in my head, so naturally, when people asked for an update, that was the first thing I thought of.  I didn't even notice what that little, quiet, insecure part of me (a resident in most people's subconscious, I suspect) had been saying about that until this occurred.  She was saying most people I knew didn't care or want to know!  What a mistaken assumption!  They just didn't feel the need to ask since they already KNEW! (That little voice can be such a pest sometimes, can't it?!)

My favorite realization of the past week, though, has been my energy and enthusiasm regarding the act of socializing itself!  I had been feeling so burnt out and tired at the end of the day that I wasn't very interested in going out with friends.  I felt like I needed so much "alone time."  And at the same time, there was this vague, nagging feeling that seemed to resemble loneliness.  I am pleased to announce that since leaving Facebook, that feeling is gone, and I am genuinely excited to go out with my friends again.  I realize now that I was on social OVERLOAD.  And I wasn't even seeing most of those people in real life!  I still loved my friends, but after attending the Facebook "party" the majority of the day, my social reserves were spent.  I guess it's simply another lesson in MODERATION.

In the meantime, and this couldn't come at a better time, I will be, yet again, participating in Chopra Center's 21-Day Meditation Challenge, and I encourage you to join me.  Let's see what we can learn together.  It starts Monday, but if you're a little late, don't worry!  You can still get in!  And it's completely FREE!

Whether it's taking a break from facebook, or starting a Meditation Challenge, I hope you're continuing to challenge yourself... What have you been up to this summer?  Leave it in the comments below!  Have you ever taken a break from social media or been tempted to?  Or are you one of the ones who have fought to urge to even start with it?  Share your thoughts!