Hello there!
I am intrigued that you care to read why I have decided to take another break off of social media, but I am glad that you're here! I hope you stick around!
It's been on my heart for a while, but popular in today's world, I have been ignoring God's subtle hints that it is time to disconnect from social media for the time being. I do take occational "breaks" from social media and I strongly encourage you to do the same! If I remember correctly, the shortest break I took was a weekend back in 2016 and the longest break was a FULL YEAR from Facebook in 2014 - 2015. I hope that at some point social media doesn't have such an influence on my life that I am able to get rid of it completely. *There are some pros, however!*
Let me tell you that everything is fine, trust me! I am happier than I have been in a long while! <3
If you would have told me a year ago that I would take a second epic week long National Parks tour, go to Jamaica on a cruise, and be able to wear my favorite baseball jersey to work in the same week I would be able to dress up as a superhero, I would have called you crazy - but here we are! HAHA!
I have been considering riding my life of social media since this summer but I always felt like I "couldn't". I hate that feeling of being 'trapped'. I always had something I felt like I needed to "promote".
The past few weeks have been extremely busy, but it's been full of fun business!
In a short few weeks I have finished up another round of bootcamp at TPF (next round starts October 31st, folks!), I hosted our first annual JuMP 5K & Kids Fun Run and it was a tremendous success, and completed another AMAZING Muddy Mamas 5k with a great group of ladies! <3
Now that my busy season has finally subsided, I am finally going to take God up on his hints to slow down and refocus my life. Slow down, smell the roses, whatever it is that they say. There is so much beauty and so much for us to each be thankful for but we are too 'busy' to even realize it. There has been more and more moments in my life lately that have been so beautiful and memorable because I have been able to SLOW DOWN and really appreciate those small moments. Those moments have hit me like a ton of bricks - I hear you God.
I think it really hit me hard (again) on our National Park road trip. I think I spoke about this in my blog about the trip; It had that much of an impact on me. I was sitting by myself for a brief moment at the Arches just looking around and really soaking in the scenery. There is something different about a place when you visit it for the second time. I really felt the breeze blowing from the rain storm that was brewing, I really looked at the pure red color of the rocks, and I really noticed this second time, those people that were more invested in capturing the 'picture perfect' instagram picture than capturing the picture for their memories. It made me stop and think though; How often do we take a picture for our own memories? Do we only take pictures in today's world TO put on social media? Bragging or not. Ponder that.
I have been guilty of ONLY taking a picture because I thought social media would like it. But what is that even proving? Absolutely nothing. It's a whole different conversation that I might write about another time (hint) but the culture of social media has truly changed in the past decade and it is reeking havoc on the self essteem of millions of people; Sadly, including children.
My favorite time of year is upon us and I am ready to soak up EVERY. SINGLE. MINUTE. I look forward to being outside every opportunity I can. I look forward to hearing God's voice loud and clear without all the extra distractions as I finally give myself the opportunity to sit in silence and be still. I look forward to many hours of sitting in a tree stand. I look forward to bypassing the superficial-ness of social media and deepening my relationships with those I love. I look forward to learning and evolving in many aspects of my life.
I will be keeping messenger open since that is a seperate line of communication just in case you don't have my cell phone number, but I will be off of Facebook & Instagram for the time being!
Although all social media isn't bad, I encourage you to do the same! This has just been a personal conviction that has been placed on my heart so it's finally time to do something about it. Is it going to be hard? Yes! Social media has become an addiction for many of us. If you're denying it... that might be your first sign!
What is an addiction?
Cleveland Clinic defines an addiction as:
Addiction is a chronic (lifelong) condition that involves compulsive seeking and taking of a substance or performing of an activity despite negative or harmful consequences.
Do you refresh social media seeking a notification and get sad when it doesn't show one? Do you post a selfie and wait for the likes to come in and get sad if someone doesn't like it? Do you compare how many followers you have vs how many followers your best friend or enemy has? How is this affecting your overall mental health?
Maybe reading this is YOUR God sign!
I am sure I will be back at some capacity but I am not giving myself a timeline. To be honest, I will likely come back to my business page before my 'social/personal' page. So make sure you follow iThankFitness on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2856703381264701/) or you can subscribe to this blog as I will be writing more since I will have more time! It's on the top of my blog page - Click here: (https://www.ithankfitness.com/blog-1)
I am going to consider it my personal diary so I can come back and read it for years to come - I am so excited.
I have a test for a certification that I take in less than a month and I want to finish up my nutrition certification that I have been 'too busy' for. I spend way too much time trying to make others happy I always put my wants, desires, and goals on the back burner. I am going to use this time to let God speak to me in which ever way he choses. He's been trying for some time, but I've needed to slow down enough to listen.
Look beyond the screen. I am sure there is a dog looking in your eyes as you're looking at the glow of that cell phone.
I am sure there is a load of laundry that you've been ignoring for the past couple weeks. Yes, I am calling you out, too. (;
If finishing this whole blog does anything for you, may it be a reminder to be intentionally present. Because really, there is no greater present than truly being present.
May our paths cross soon!
xoxo Krysta
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