Goodbye Facebook

It's been two years since I last posted to this blog. Why? Life gets busy and I got distracted. Most of all I found Facebook and thought why do I need to do both? I have come to the realization that for me Facebook is too much of a distraction. A simple post that should take 10 seconds always turns into 10 minutes of viewing everyone else's status updates...most the time I forget to even update my own status. I kept up with Facebook for so long because I kept telling myself that it helps me stay connected to all my friends in other states but the truth is I feel more disconnected from friendship than I was pre-Facebook days. I am far less likely to pick up the phone and call a friend to catch up because I now have a false sense of connection with their lives through two sentence updates I see on Facebook. I am missing out on the sound of their voices and the deeper connection that comes from a conversation. The final draw that spurred me into action was one morning last week when the first thing I saw was the posts of an acquaintance who plastered ten consecutive pictures of children who had been physically abused. The bombardment was more than I could handle and made me wonder... Do these types of post stir me into action more now that I have Facebook or have I just become desensitized by the constant moral decay that I see on Facebook. I realize that I am not only a more disconnected friend but a less sympathetic and more desensitized person as a result of my time on Facebook. If I feel that I am doing my civic or moral duty by posting my political or moral views on Facebook I think I have unfortunately fallen into a false sense that I making some sort of a difference in society. So here is to getting back into the real world and connecting face to face in an effort to make more of an impact and more meaningful connections. On a lighter note here is a picture of my favorite people to connect with...