I know it may seem gasp-worthy but I have decided, with what I truly feel was a prompting from the Lord, to deactivate my Facebook account. Not that I spend a ridiculously inordinate amount of time on the new craze but I have become convicted that, for me, any more than 5-10 minutes is wasteful of my precious time and - lets be honest - who can get on for just 5-10 minutes? It is like a vortex of mostly useless information that sucks you in like a vacuum and makes you want to come back for more... I mean, no offense, I truly do care about each and every one of my dear friends, and, I love the idea that it is useful to stay in touch with friends and family near and far - especially with an Atlantic Ocean size separation and all of our busy lives... however, there is a part of me that yearns for the days of not being so connected and distracted and where I was more likely to pick up the phone to call a friend than simply read their status line to know that they ate a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast, are having a bad hair day or were in a moment of crisis. It is much easier to pass a quick note on Facebook than dial up a friend - especially with my limited chunks of time to chat it up on the phone - but, for me, something is missing. It seems empty and, well, to quote Betty White... Facebook is a huge waste of (my)
time. So, from now on, Facebook begone and I will opt to phone a friend (and spend more time - in no specific order of importance - cleaning, napping, reading, loving and spending quality time with my husband, going to bed on time, focusing more on disciplining and playing with my children, studying the Bible, sewing, cooking, etc, etc, etc).
Love and hugs to you all! You are missed more than you know. Please keep in touch... I have yet to reach the point of canceling my yahoo account and we are on Skype. :)
(So sad that I have this nagging feeling, albeit a lie, that without Facebook I will grow apart from some of my friends... it is an emotional conspiracy, I tell ya!)
And some pictures.. because that really is the fun part of any blog...
3 comments:
Good for you! I'm not quite ready to give up FB but I did recently delete a whole bunch of blogs I was following from my Google Reader. I realized I was wasting way too much time reading about people I don't even know. Now I just spend a few minutes a day checking a handful of blogs (mostly belonging to people I know, personally) and it has been great! Now, if only I could convince Danny to get rid of our TV...
You are correct. I am so proud of you. I was recently convicted about the same thing. It was easy to quit, at the time, because I was battling Shingles. I am ashamed to admit that once I started feeling better I got back on facebook...BUT much much less often. Thanks for the reminder today that TIME is so precious and I should use it wisely. Love and miss u all. ggma
Tu as raison Jen! J'espère qu'un jour j'arriverais à faire la même chose! Soon ;)
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