Reflections
Quite time is a form of self-love
03.28.24
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5 min.
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Francesca Wilder
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The digital age AKA we are drowning in information!
When I think about quiet time and self care, the last thing on my mind is logging onto social media to nurture my mind, and spend some quality time with myself. Although, there are a plethora of positive communities on social media, and a lot of them have been helpful to me, sometimes it really is ok to fall off the grid so to speak. We are literally inundated and immersed with other people’s opinions, viewpoints, what’s going on with this celebrity, recent news posts, content creators traveling to a new destination or showing their latest gadget or fashion item, etc.
It can all get so overwhelming! We scroll on our phones so much that it almost feels like an appendage or an extra limb has sprouted from our hand. I find myself doom scrolling on popular social media apps that I have to will myself to break away sometimes. There can be so much distraction on apps like Instagram and TikTok, that it can be hard to quiet your mind with all the information swirling around in our heads. Like millions of us, I find myself addicted to my phone. Getting easily flustered when I have misplaced it, and sadly displaying a sigh of relief when it’s found.
It’s ok to take a digital break every once and awhile.
Social media probably won’t be going anywhere for a long time. We are addicted to posting highlight reels of our lives, and seeing what others are up to. Which social media only gives a small snapshot of what is really going on in people’s lives. Recently, I have been taking a bit of hiatus from all of the noise and have not posted or scrolled on many social apps in almost a year. It has been an extremely peaceful existence! I now use that time to go for a walk on the many nature trails in my area, get some natural vitamin D from the sun not from my multivitamins, and take in this beautiful planet that we live on.
I love to take my binoculars with me on walks to view a distant robin or cardinal on a tree branch, or watch the squirrels play and jump from tree limb to tree limb. I live in an area where nature is abundant. I can always see a family of deer in my backyard at least twice a week. I love to hear the birds sing and chirp in the morning, or the sound of a frog croaking in the background. Nature is all around us and we are missing out on the sounds of this planet by not taking a step back and getting quiet.
I have even taken up the habit of placing my phone face down on the table when I am having an outing with a good friend, or not checking my phone every minute when out and about with friends. I think, in order to build relationships with others, we need to give the people we care about our undivided attention.
Go outside and touch grass. What a concept.
Photo by Luke Porter on Unsplash
The digital age AKA we are drowning in information!
When I think about quiet time and self care, the last thing on my mind is logging onto social media to nurture my mind, and spend some quality time with myself. Although, there are a plethora of positive communities on social media, and a lot of them have been helpful to me, sometimes it really is ok to fall off the grid so to speak. We are literally inundated and immersed with other people’s opinions, viewpoints, what’s going on with this celebrity, recent news posts, content creators traveling to a new destination or showing their latest gadget or fashion item, etc.
It can all get so overwhelming! We scroll on our phones so much that it almost feels like an appendage or an extra limb has sprouted from our hand. I find myself doom scrolling on popular social media apps that I have to will myself to break away sometimes. There can be so much distraction on apps like Instagram and TikTok, that it can be hard to quiet your mind with all the information swirling around in our heads. Like millions of us, I find myself addicted to my phone. Getting easily flustered when I have misplaced it, and sadly displaying a sigh of relief when it’s found.
It’s ok to take a digital break every once and awhile.
Social media probably won’t be going anywhere for a long time. We are addicted to posting highlight reels of our lives, and seeing what others are up to. Which social media only gives a small snapshot of what is really going on in people’s lives. Recently, I have been taking a bit of hiatus from all of the noise and have not posted or scrolled on many social apps in almost a year. It has been an extremely peaceful existence! I now use that time to go for a walk on the many nature trails in my area, get some natural vitamin D from the sun not from my multivitamins, and take in this beautiful planet that we live on.
I love to take my binoculars with me on walks to view a distant robin or cardinal on a tree branch, or watch the squirrels play and jump from tree limb to tree limb. I live in an area where nature is abundant. I can always see a family of deer in my backyard at least twice a week. I love to hear the birds sing and chirp in the morning, or the sound of a frog croaking in the background. Nature is all around us and we are missing out on the sounds of this planet by not taking a step back and getting quiet.
I have even taken up the habit of placing my phone face down on the table when I am having an outing with a good friend, or not checking my phone every minute when out and about with friends. I think, in order to build relationships with others, we need to give the people we care about our undivided attention.
Go outside and touch grass. What a concept.
Photo by Luke Porter on Unsplash
The digital age AKA we are drowning in information!
When I think about quiet time and self care, the last thing on my mind is logging onto social media to nurture my mind, and spend some quality time with myself. Although, there are a plethora of positive communities on social media, and a lot of them have been helpful to me, sometimes it really is ok to fall off the grid so to speak. We are literally inundated and immersed with other people’s opinions, viewpoints, what’s going on with this celebrity, recent news posts, content creators traveling to a new destination or showing their latest gadget or fashion item, etc.
It can all get so overwhelming! We scroll on our phones so much that it almost feels like an appendage or an extra limb has sprouted from our hand. I find myself doom scrolling on popular social media apps that I have to will myself to break away sometimes. There can be so much distraction on apps like Instagram and TikTok, that it can be hard to quiet your mind with all the information swirling around in our heads. Like millions of us, I find myself addicted to my phone. Getting easily flustered when I have misplaced it, and sadly displaying a sigh of relief when it’s found.
It’s ok to take a digital break every once and awhile.
Social media probably won’t be going anywhere for a long time. We are addicted to posting highlight reels of our lives, and seeing what others are up to. Which social media only gives a small snapshot of what is really going on in people’s lives. Recently, I have been taking a bit of hiatus from all of the noise and have not posted or scrolled on many social apps in almost a year. It has been an extremely peaceful existence! I now use that time to go for a walk on the many nature trails in my area, get some natural vitamin D from the sun not from my multivitamins, and take in this beautiful planet that we live on.
I love to take my binoculars with me on walks to view a distant robin or cardinal on a tree branch, or watch the squirrels play and jump from tree limb to tree limb. I live in an area where nature is abundant. I can always see a family of deer in my backyard at least twice a week. I love to hear the birds sing and chirp in the morning, or the sound of a frog croaking in the background. Nature is all around us and we are missing out on the sounds of this planet by not taking a step back and getting quiet.
I have even taken up the habit of placing my phone face down on the table when I am having an outing with a good friend, or not checking my phone every minute when out and about with friends. I think, in order to build relationships with others, we need to give the people we care about our undivided attention.
Go outside and touch grass. What a concept.
Photo by Luke Porter on Unsplash
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