This week's homework from @lyxzen and @rambo is: What has social media's impact been on your life?
I think this a great topic to talk about considering how prevalent social media has become in our primary way of communicating and connecting with others all over the world. Our SG community is mainly based on its social media aspect! Like all things in life there are pros and cons to social media: the pros for me are being able to discover amazing ideas, people, information, etc... We have so much access to information nowadays that we could even get an education via Google! haha
Social media has given me a ton of friends and has connected me to many like-minded souls that I have not found in my current location. SG is my favorite social media site because everyone in this community is so amazingly nice and beautiful!
However I have noticed in myself a change in what consumes me... Especially with Instagram, I feel more obligated to post things daily and remain super positive for those that follow me and tell me how much they appreciate my positive messages... I love knowing I can reach anyone out there and somehow positively impact their life; but I get so down in the dumps myself I don't feel I can use social media as an outlet anymore, so I keep it bottled up... It takes some serious, continued grounding to remember why I am here and posting on these social medias and to remember who you truly are and how to stay true to that person... Of course I want to stay positive and supportive for everyone, but sometimes I wish to be able to hide in the masses again, to be able to disappear without fear of loosing followers. It totally isn't that important, but we can get so caught up in that mini rush...
I didn't intend to get addicted to logging in and seeing a bunch of notifications, but somehow I always inevitably connect notifications to being loved and wanted...which can be really addicting to someone who lives a lonely life in reality haha I have found out recently that as soon as I log into my phone, or as soon as I wake up, I automatically check IG and SG, and then I continue to check it all every 30 minutes! It's sickening and definitely a toxic addiction for me right now. It is hard to change habits, but I definitely want to start to live life again!
To anyone else facing this addiction: I propose we start by not accessing social media when we first awake; your day reflects how you start your morning, so let's leave technology off, or away, for at least an hour and focus that time on doing whatever we need to express love for ourselves! For me, I want to wake up and make tea and do slow yoga in the morning sunshine! Now if only I can wake up while it's still morning haha
Have a great week my loves and remember to take time away from others to remind yourself that you love you! <3
Thank you @missy @rambo and @lyxzen for having awesome topics!
