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How Do I Still Walk My Chosen Path During All This?
Every day is its own.
I made a choice to spend way, way less time on social media. Granted, I had already reduced my social media usage over the past couple of years. Now, though, even that time is being cut way down.
Yes, you can still find me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Hell, despite that new (but not surprising) issues with Meta, I’m doing click-testing with ads as part of a course to help improve my marketing.
Why am I decreasing my personal use of social media otherwise? For the sake of my sanity. Yes, I want to stay abreast of the news so that I am not blindsided by what’s happening. But regarding my mental, emotional, spiritual, and ultimately physical health/wellness/wellbeing, I don’t need to see it constantly.
Yes, there are very good reasons to be afraid. I know that we need to keep up the conversation because not doing so is a form of complacency. Especially in the face of some truly unkind, hateful, and downright evil actions on the part of the new American administration. Knowledge is power and empowerment, after all.
Lamenting every little detail, stewing over the increasing injustice, and getting worked up over the daily fuckery, however, is unhealthy. That’s because, to be blunt, there’s nothing I can do…
