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What Giving Up Facebook Has Taught Me

However daunting of a task it might have seemed, last week I made a pretty spontaneous choice to eliminate my whole friend list on Facebook.  The last person in the world I ever expected would have been elected to rule our country was hours away from being sworn in as the President of the United States of America, and it sickened me.  While I don't want to live in denial of my world's surroundings, I can learn of them without hearing all of the ignorant nonsensical biased jibberish that comes along with having a Facebook news feed!  Since we don't have cable, I have to make an active CHOICE to inform myself on what is happening in my country, and that's really how it should be.  It shouldn't be shoved down my throat in the click-baiting, anger inciting, fire fueling way that social media feeds us.
There are some BEAUTIFUL things going on in our life right now!  We're days away from closing on our dream home, we are weeks away from being licensed as foster parents, and I need more compassion permeating my heart and mind!  Being exposed to, and all too often being a part of, the masked bickering that constantly comprises social media isn't good for the soul.  I found myself contributing to discussions that had absolutely nothing to do with me, my well being, or my existence as an American.  Sometimes arguing just for the sake of arguing.  What did that accomplish?  Not a darn thing.
So, did I achieve what I set out for when I eliminated my whole presence on Facebook?  MOST certainly! Without a morsel of a doubt!
  • I learned that I don't in fact have to share every thought that I have on every subject because most folks, in fact, plain don't care.
  • I learned that not knowing what my 'friends' think about every single subject really doesn't matter unless I want to know, then I can ask them, you know, like we did back in the good old days!
  • I learned that it's MUCH easier to respect people who don't share your core beliefs when you don't have their every thought shoved down your throat!
  • I've learned that ignorance is bliss!  When you aren't exposed to the nonsense that your friends subscribe to, it's much more difficult to criticize them!
  • I suspect I'll learn who my friends are.  I've heard from TWO people in the few short days that I've been without Facebook.
  • I've learned that I have EVERYTHING I need right here in my own cozy walls.  Health aside, I really do have it made and I don't need nonsense!
If you're looking for peace in your life, eliminate the unnecessary!  Start at home, and keep whittling til you figure it out! The payoff is WORTH it!

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