Funny has Facebook has become a such a central part of many of our lives, when a few years ago, none of us had heard of it.
I've decided to only log onto my Facebook page once a week, to check for messages. I seriously considered deleting my account, but there are too many people who only contact me through Facebook.
So, why am I "logging off" of Facebook?
Because I didn't want to.
The thought had been nagging me for over a month that I should quit Facebook... but I didn't want to. I had reasons to. It was a time killer. I wasn't really in contact with my friends, I was just making comments on their posts. There were other reasons too. But, I was scared to, and I started to realize.... I think I'm addicted to Facebook! It's something I have to check every day, several times a day. And, yet, it gives me no real satisfaction.
I stopped checking my Facebook when my grandmother was in hospice at home, and I did NOT want to hear the news that she had passed by casually checking my Facebook page. I asked Bill to also not check his page until we heard the news.
Yet, somehow, after spending time away from Facebook, I feel a kind of freedom from it.
Freedom from feeling the need to check on the "status" of everyone have known, ever.
Freedom from hours wasted scrolling, scrolling.
Freedom from feeling that each interesting thing in my life need to become a Facebook post.
And, you know what? I don't miss it.
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