Wishing you a beautiful weekend and this is me SIGNING OFF for the first time in YEARS!!!
If you know me, then you know I have mixed feelings about social media. {maybe I’m not alone?}
A career that started when the internet began {at least the version we publicly started using, not the one Al Gore invented} and a business that has been dedicated to sharing my work, thoughts, person, online consistently for over a decade. I think I could use a little break, don’t you? And maybe you could use a break from me? While I’m not a compulsive poster and I’ve still never fully warmed to FB, it’s fair to say I haven’t taken a break longer than a few days in years, not even when I’ve gone on “vacation” which I haven’t taken a lot of those either.
To be honest I have no idea if I actually can take a solid break, which scares me just a little. I don’t know anymore what life feels like when I’m not posting or “liking” something somewhere on social media. I often complain that I just don’t have time for it all, which I don’t. {which is I’m making another change and hiring someone to help!} I also struggle with the fact that creating art and sharing the process as it’s happening just aren’t always in the same brain hemisphere. But like many of us, I’m adjusting to this new world that I helped to create, that will forever more change daily.
What I want to know with a week away {starting small} is A) can I truly stay away? I might have to sneak posts or stories or likes in there… B) Will I feel like I have more brain power, creative inspiration and energy and focus C) Will I miss seeing what you all are up to {yes probably} D) will it help me stop what feels like the never-ending cycle of comparison - where nothing ever feels enough anymore or E) will I finally feel like I can be fully, consistently engaged in my life F) Will I realize that I blame a lot on social media that really has to do with my own inner compass. Maybe? but I won’t know until I step away, for the first time ever.
The other truth is I’m thankful to be connected with you in this space, and there’s a lot I’d love to do and share on social media and even here again on this blog. I just haven’t found my way to doing it yet. again with the time…maybe the refresh will be just the thing I need to invite a new perspective and inspire what’s next.