Au Revoir to Facebook

It was more of a privacy issue than anything else, but I must admit...my first week without Facebook has actually been grand. Amongst other things, it has reminded me to simply be present. This is not such a grand revelation, but is has served to slow me down, relax my mind, and give me more time to ponder.

It had become more of a mindless habit, really. While sitting on the bus or the sub (when connection was available) I would scroll through my newsfeed and take a huge gulp out of the hydrant of information readily available. I had, at my disposal, a wide, wide range of topics with which to occupy my mind. Some would make me smile and laugh, such as my friends' adorable babies; some would make me sad, such as the many news-nerd updates on ISIL, genocides, climate change, or poverty-stricken countries that flooded my page, and some would make my blood completely boil over, such as people in this country, whom I cannot bring myself to even name on this blog! I had to laugh just now; even while writing that last sentence and thinking of these divisive, bully-ish few who refuse to play nice, I found myself typing harder and faster on my keyboard, riled up by the mere thought! 

With all that being said, I am not beginning a Facebook is Bad for Your Health Campaign. As you can tell, I have also not heaved my laptop out of the window and replaced it with a vintage Royal

typewriter. (Although I must confess I have dreamed of sitting in a small French cottage with the fresh Mediterranean breeze blowing through an open window across my fingers as I type away on a vintage Royal typewriter--with French keys, nonetheless, and the air filled with the steady contact of key to paper...ahhh, dreams.) Where was I? Ah, yes. I'll actually miss keeping in touch more frequently with some of my international friends. I will also miss the fact that several of my readers accessed my blogs through Facebook, but for me, it's a good thing for the moment. My soul feels refreshed.

With or without Facebook or the next best in social media, take time to still your mind and be present in your life. There is a peace that can only be found inside, but at times, it takes great courage to travel within ourselves and discover this peace. The journey is unique to each one of us, but it is a journey worthwhile. Namaste. 

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