INTERIORS, SNEAK PEEKS
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![[Photo of vines on our garage by my dad @cbonneyphoto ] I’ve been taking more time away from social media. And it’s honestly been really wonderful. Ive been trying to muffle the voice in my head telling me that I’m “lazy” for not putting as much time into social media, but I know that this quiet time at home is important and head-clearing. I’ve been listening more, learning more, and have been trying to better understand some of the heart-breaking news in the world outside of the lens of social media (specifically in relation to the horrific atrocities in Sudan). I want to find ways to use my time to be of better service in the real world outside and not just online. It’s a slow and winding process and de-programming myself from the way I used to talk-first and listen/learn-second, but it’s so necessary right now. I know whatever I do next, I want to be of more tangible service and make connections that exist in real life and not just on a screen. Does anyone else feel this way these days? I don’t want to disengage from community or world news at all- quite the contrary. What I want instead is to find and support those things in ways that feel more concrete, functional, and permanent. The internet can be such a powerful tool for so many things but I think I forgot that real life can, too. So I’m working on unplugging more and plugging back in to the people and places around me. 💚](http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/9a4e461c09ae22b9d98910d7501d8cb9/5D82D260/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.179.1440.1440a/s640x640/62393221_216989865946926_9164291398479335331_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com "[Photo of vines on our garage by my dad @cbonneyphoto ] I’ve been taking more time away from social media. And it’s honestly been really wonderful. Ive been trying to muffle the voice in my head telling me that I’m “lazy” for not putting as much time into social media, but I know that this quiet time at home is important and head-clearing. I’ve been listening more, learning more, and have been trying to better understand some of the heart-breaking news in the world outside of the lens of social media (specifically in relation to the horrific atrocities in Sudan). I want to find ways to use my time to be of better service in the real world outside and not just online. It’s a slow and winding process and de-programming myself from the way I used to talk-first and listen/learn-second, but it’s so necessary right now. I know whatever I do next, I want to be of more tangible service and make connections that exist in real life and not just on a screen. Does anyone else feel this way these days? I don’t want to disengage from community or world news at all- quite the contrary. What I want instead is to find and support those things in ways that feel more concrete, functional, and permanent. The internet can be such a powerful tool for so many things but I think I forgot that real life can, too. So I’m working on unplugging more and plugging back in to the people and places around me. 💚")
