Before one dives off the high board aiming for that perfect ten into the writing world again it would probably be best to address why taking a Facebook winter hiatus IS so important. In doing so, maybe loves and haters alike will be open to understanding (maybe, prayerfully) my heart is coming from a place of only seeking to lift others up daily in my words and actions, not to drag you down with me into my darkness.
And Winter…well it brings some major darkness for me. Each year I tweak myself a bit more here and there with a plethora of things. This year removing Facebook from my phone for ALL of Winter was the smart and very healthy thing to do. Removing the need to troll, follow negative things, or allow it to read too much into my life was clear. I had to scale down to one social media app and I chose Instagram. It’s more creative for me right now. People often perceive what they want when looking at other’s lives on social media. The desire to be personable with that person is removed I find. I would rather draw person-to-person energy towards me than letting myself root some unhealthy phobias. More and more I find myself pushing the spirit to digitally detox. Why not during Winter?
Winter depresses me. I loathe being cold (in fact, I am currently still in summer pj’s but justifying it by wearing my favorite gray ratting sweater and cashmere scarf and a wool blanket over my knees, heating pad on shoulder and window open—I am in that much denial of this season). Thankfully today it is not too bad aside from the sun struggling to come out. This weekend’s end has a brutal cold coming…you’ll find me under the covers watching the new season of ‘Grace & Frankie’, cbd mask on the face (Thought Cloud makes a wonderful one), and surrounded by books.
I miss writing with a bit more freedom. I felt if I removed myself from Facebook readers, friends and foes would be able to perceive me better. If not, well…fuck it..I am still gonna keep going forward in it…I am a forward kind of gal. Ha!
It is okay to say the cold season finds one blue. If you don’t acknowledge shit, show up and face it you will NEVER move beyond on it. I have no intentions of letting it shake my jump into the still pool of salt water.
Tips on embracing Winter if you are a hater like me:
Music (every season, never fails you), do creative things that take your mind off of it, reach out to someone and send a virtual hug (because like I said lifting other’s up is a daily quest not seasonal (GIVE all year from your heart), open the windows when you can to let the staleness and stagnate energy out. Exercise (go to is yoga and walking on the beach), watching comedy and the sad shit (let yourself cry…you cannot hold any emotion in without going nuts…you need to let it out, essential oils (DUH), daily rituals that help me feel grounded. Winter teaches me to hibernate in a safe rested way, I hope it finds you doing the same.
Sending some light and love out there, here is to hoping you ALL have a most spirit filled day.
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