Life After Facebook: 10 Months Later

I realized now that I really haven't given an update on life without Facebook since I had deleted my personal profile back in February 2014. If you need a refresher on the reasons behind the decision, feel free to read this blog.

Fast forward 10 months and... well, I discovered how lazy people are. Without Facebook, you don't hear many updates, even after reaching out to them first. Obviously, my closest friends and family members are those that I keep in touch with more often, but for the most part - old friends, old acquaintances - basically, my entire network of people - is deadly quiet in real life.

Kind of sad, if you think about it. I rarely hear from friends whom I'd see a couple times a week prior to my move to Seattle. Good friends.

Contact apparently takes a lot of effort. Let me say, it is definitely worth the effort if both parties are interested in keeping in touch, otherwise, it's much like seeking attention from a squirrel: simply silly.

It's an interesting concept to think about how easy it is to keep in touch with people with technology being as vast as it is - even texting, something so simple and easy (and most people do this!!) is something that people find little "time" for... It makes you wonder.

Do I miss anything? Yes. I do miss the connection to my network - being in the know for upcoming events and special happenings in others' lives.

Will I return? I have a friend who asks me to come back to FB, if even under a very restrictive profile where I have fewer than 10 friends. My response: ....let me think about it. I don't have any definite plans right now. I did tell myself that I would take at least a year off from the site - perhaps I'll reevaluate that decision once the year anniversary comes up.

I guess it's really not that big of a deal - but to others, Facebook is everything. It's not my everything though, and I suppose that I made that point when people realized that I'm no longer "invitable" to events, "likable" for my status updates, or "stalkable" to see what's new with my life (haha).

That's life and tech, I suppose.

What resolutions do you have this year in regards to FB or other social media? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Muah!

Creating Pockets of Adventures

Blessed. This is the perfect word to describe my life. While not everything goes in the direction I hope, nor does it ever happen in the ways I plan, it's mine and I have joy. More often than not, I face obstacles and sometimes rather painful experiences that I find to be overwhelming at times. All the same, I conquer. I have faith in a few things: a higher power, that higher power within me, and in myself. Faith always carries me through and has brought me to where I am.
I think my life to be somewhat average in many ways. I am not poor, but I am not wealthy. I can usually obtain the things I want if I plan for them and budget in most instances. However, I wasn't always affluent enough to afford small luxuries, such as my beloved Starbucks habit or my car. These two things would have exceeded my budget by far if I were 23-years-old again.
Though, one thing that I am wealthy with is ambition. I've always been wealthy with ambition. If I want something, I find a way to m…

I Didn't Know What to Say

This world is full of both wonderful and heartbreaking circumstances that wear us down daily. As a nation, we are mourning another tragedy where violence has torn apart communities and families - and for what purpose? We just don't know.
I didn't write on this yesterday because I didn't know what to say. I've read that it's the deadliest mass shooting in American history. I don't know what's more sad to me: that this deplorable act is something that I feel numb towards given the increasing numbers of shootings and tragedies we are seeing nationally, or the act itself: where some random person unbeknownst to even his own family made a decision that forever altered the lives of millions of people.
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Compassion

Months ago, I filmed a video about compassion and empathy. When I downloaded it to my computer, I didn't have the time or the drive to edit and upload it... until today. I re-watched the full 11:37 video and realized that my message was very clear and that it applies just as much to today as it did when I originally filmed it in November.
Compassion. It's something that many people lack - not on purpose, but out of convenience. Out of carelessness. Without a thought. People aren't bad because of it, rather unaware and lacking mindfulness of who is around them and how they may be feeling.
I wanted to share this video as a reminder for people to view other people as humans - as people just like themselves. To have empathy and compassion because you just do not know what another person is going through.

Lovingly yours,
Em

Bellezza di Vita

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