My personal journey

I am a teenager. I am a very social and outgoing teenager. I know how social media makes me feel, what it makes me do and what it feels like without it. I have been without social media for over 3 weeks now, and I cannot begin to tell you how much it has changed me.  I feel the weight of social media being lifted off my shoulders. It is a feeling of knowing that I do not need to care about what she is wearing or who he is dating.  I get to worry about me, to focus on my life and living it to the fullest.  I no longer care about the ridiculous drama unfolding nonstop on social media.  I am no longer a part of it, and guess what?  It feels great.  Being without social media has given me the chance to spend time doing things I never would have never done if I still had a phone in my hand. It has given me the chance to relax and take in the seconds and minutes I had been missing because my phone was constantly blowing up. Social media almost ruined me. It made me feel not good enough, not cool enough, and it put me under a pressure I never thought I would be under. I am here to tell you, social media will not matter ten years down the road when you have a family and a career. The posts about so and so and her boyfriend will not be running through your mind while you are taking your kids to school or applying for a job. Living free of the weight of social media lets you determine how your day is going to go. It allows you to determine what you feel about yourself and your life. I have learned to love myself and the life I have been given.  Social media has been a gateway to teenagers to underestimate themselves and everything around them. If you remember one thing from my story, let it be this:  if you are going to live your life on social media, at least be that person that others will look for because they know you will encourage them. Be the positive one, and help others to have a great day, and you will find that not only they will like you, but you will like you, too.  Live your life.  Tweak it; don’t tweet it.