A step in the right direction (Part III)
As I had promised to you Readers in my blog “The 21 days challenge” that I will write to you about how my social media detoxification challenge turns out to be, so here I am. Before you read any further, I would like you to go through my blogs “A disorganized mind is a devil’s haven” and “The 21 days challenge” respectively to understand my flow of thoughts in this blog accurately.
I will keep it short and simple here because life is so much better when we follow this principle. Often, we clutter our minds with so much information that has little contribution to our well-being, we end up being more isolated with ourselves. This is practically a dangerous thing to practice in life because if we cannot be happy with ourselves there is little chance we will let others enjoy our company. All good things start with the self and for all the right reasons too. So, when I took up the social media detoxification challenge, I was apprehensive I will get through it because of my previous encounters with setbacks in the same. Nevertheless, since I was at the brink of losing my calm and composure which were previously not even in my best suits, I was determined to not only take the plunge but also to not let my temptations overcome my mind. Guess what? I was strong enough mentally to pull through 22 consecutive days without using any social media messaging applications. And boy did it feel good!
I am not mostly affected by people’s opinion about me because my family has always instilled in me the self-belief one must possess to overcome any situations. I make it a point to do as much as possible the things that I want to and not what others want me see doing. I have been particularly lucky and fortunate in this case but even if someone is not blessed with these, they too can pull through the difficulties. Family and friends can only do so much as is possible from their end. Ultimately the one person who has to burn the midnight oil is none other than us. So, whatever pretty little excuse that is holding you back from taking the step in the right direction, let go of it. Freedom neither comes for free nor even easily. In my 22 years of existence I have made many mistakes. And with each mistake life took a different turn and mostly for the good. No decision is right or wrong. It is up to us to turn it into a good or a bad one.
Now that I have learnt the self-control to abstain myself from the chakravyuh or negative entanglements of social media, I have made it a point to use it once every 10 days or so. Because cutting off from something entirely is not the solution as long as it works in your favor. But I guess for now I can deal with a little moderation in life, nothing of too much or nothing of too little but a right balance of everything. I hope Readers that you recognize the things that are holding you back from being yourself. And then tick them off one by one because you are not alone.
Until next time, Readers ❤
