I can tell when people ask why I haven’t been on Facebook for a year, they just want the short version. They don’t care about my drawn-out mental processes or my little “ah ha!” moments. They just want the basics. So here it is:

I wanted to take the past year to focus on living my life for myself, and not living vicariously through others or being anxious about what others think of my life choices. It’s as simple as that. It’s not like I was addicted to social media and this year was spent in withdrawal or anything. I knew I’d be making a lot of major life changes (graduating college, choosing a job, moving, finding hobbies, making friends), and I wanted to use my whole mental focus on that, and not by trying to do something better or cooler than someone else. Even though there are a lot of unknowns about my future, I’m genuinely LOVING life right now, and I’m happier and more confident than I ever have been in my life. I can tell even when I see photos of myself from before! Sure, my smiles were always genuine and my eyes were bright with happiness, but now they’re filled with so much joy it just bursts from me. It’s my daily prayer that the Christ-replenished fountain of joy I’ve found spills out onto everyone around me.

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