Wise words. Enjoy your break, Wendy. Doing less is harder than most people think it is. Our society has us all wound pretty tight. We do a service to others by offering a different example of being. I have always been inspired by you!!
It's wonderful that you are doing this. In the last little while I've been thinking a lot about what my life was like before social media and how I had so much more time in the day to do the things that I love doing. What I think I miss the most is that feeling of spaciousness that seems much less prevalent in my life now. Just sitting without feeling that pull to check Facebook, or Twitter (which for me has been a new addition). I really miss that. I wonder how long it would take being off these platforms, before that feeling comes back. I need to detox. I may try over the Christmas break -- try for a month, say -- and see what happens. I know it'll be an adjustment because I'm now so used to filling space with these "news" feeds now, and it really saddens me. Anyway, thank you for reminding me of how important it is take a sabbatical like this. I may not be far behind you.
Ha! The ways social media has changed us is one of the things I've been writing about. It's definitely addictive and I've forced myself to take regular breaks of a few weeks at a time a couple of times a year, especially from Facebook, which is the platform I seem to use the most. Interestingly enough, I don't feel the pull to check it as often anymore because so many of my friends seem to be there less. So I likely won't take a real break from FB right now.
They're tools, though, for writers like you and I. I see lots of journalists on Twitter and think it's especially useful in that way. But the onslaught of info, especially there days - ahem - has been wearing me down. I've also been feeling a bit of pressure to keep writing regularly here and I really didn't want to do that to myself. Soooo.....
completely understood. Glad you are listening to the call of your soul. And peace of mind, health, and all the good things to you!
Thank you!
Enjoy this time of reconnection with what's important ❤️
I will! Thank you, Ellen.
Wise words. Enjoy your break, Wendy. Doing less is harder than most people think it is. Our society has us all wound pretty tight. We do a service to others by offering a different example of being. I have always been inspired by you!!
Thanks, Theresa. As I was writing this, I felt some irony in writing about pausing writing! So I appreciate your perspective.
It's wonderful that you are doing this. In the last little while I've been thinking a lot about what my life was like before social media and how I had so much more time in the day to do the things that I love doing. What I think I miss the most is that feeling of spaciousness that seems much less prevalent in my life now. Just sitting without feeling that pull to check Facebook, or Twitter (which for me has been a new addition). I really miss that. I wonder how long it would take being off these platforms, before that feeling comes back. I need to detox. I may try over the Christmas break -- try for a month, say -- and see what happens. I know it'll be an adjustment because I'm now so used to filling space with these "news" feeds now, and it really saddens me. Anyway, thank you for reminding me of how important it is take a sabbatical like this. I may not be far behind you.
Ha! The ways social media has changed us is one of the things I've been writing about. It's definitely addictive and I've forced myself to take regular breaks of a few weeks at a time a couple of times a year, especially from Facebook, which is the platform I seem to use the most. Interestingly enough, I don't feel the pull to check it as often anymore because so many of my friends seem to be there less. So I likely won't take a real break from FB right now.
They're tools, though, for writers like you and I. I see lots of journalists on Twitter and think it's especially useful in that way. But the onslaught of info, especially there days - ahem - has been wearing me down. I've also been feeling a bit of pressure to keep writing regularly here and I really didn't want to do that to myself. Soooo.....
Yup, I hear ya!