...I decided to take a Facebook sabbatical to recenter myself

Well Blog, maybe this time I mean it when I say that I'm back.

I've taken a step today in a different direction. I know it sounds silly to claim that I've made some monumental choice today that's going to change the course of how I live each day, but in a way, that's what saying goodbye to Facebook is for me.

It's become so ingrained in me to constantly check it, keep my pictures and statuses fairly updated and make sure that the world knows about all the fun, cool and exciting things that I'm doing or have accomplished. I find myself opening the app or typing in the homepage without even knowing that I'm doing so. It's become a bad habit and I'm not entirely sure what it's purpose is anymore... a life contest, maybe?

When I take a closer look, Facebook hasn't been a very good record of my journey, like my journals/blogs used to be. It's just a surface-y and sugar-coated montage of whatever. I yearn for more depth in my human expression. I also prefer it to be in a place that is a little less accessible. Someone has to intentionally seek out my blog to read what I have to say as opposed to me shoving my thoughts onto the front of everyone's newsfeed.

I've always enjoyed keeping a record of my experiences and the ups and downs that correspond with them, and that involves me exposing some vulnerable pieces of my myself. If you're reading, prepare for me to share more than what is acceptable to share on Facebook. Blogging is more for a gift to myself than to anyone who reads it. I probably won't offer up much advice, or many things that are useful. This is just a place where I can be real. I can lay my out worries, my sadness, my frustration, my excitement, my successes, and my struggles. It's a place for self-reflection and growth.

Who knows... you might read something I post and be relieved that someone else feels the same way you do or shares the same fears.

♥ DoubleDeks