Random Thoughts

I came across this very inspiring article by Jenny Meyerson. It is about Facebook detox. I know, it sounds absurd but it talks about how people now can't live without Facebook and other social media sites. Since we tend to get very busy with our online lives, we tend to forget our priorities like spending time with our family and kids.

I love what she wrote, checking our Facebook accounts takes a lot of our time. I remember I gave up Facebook during the lenten season. It was hard but I had to give up something that I really LIKE doing everyday in order to reflect and focus on the important things. I missed out on a lot of things, my friends' update, a colleague's family vacation somewhere, uploading photos of my own. But I realized someting. I realized that there is more to LIFE than Facebook-ing.

"It is better to disconnect in order to connect."

I read that somewhere and that's exactly how I felt last year. And now that I've read this online detox, it's like a sign that tells me, I'm spending too much time Facebook-ing rather than spending quality time with my little girls. So yes, this article is an eye-opener for me especially when I read this part:

"Bottom line: Relationships take time and I have been wasteful of the time I have had this past year. I want to be more intentional with my time. Even if it is just to sit and be still."

Thank you Jenny Meyerson for sharing your thoughts about this. I promise I would put this into action and from now on, I will spend more and more quality time with my family.