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So, hi everyone.
I'm back!!!!
How have you all been?
I know, I've been gone since..*Checks last activity*... August 18 of last year. Man, it's been forever. Anyway, I know a lot of you have been sending me private messages, and may even have gotten a little worried, but I promise I have an explanation.
I had told you all that I was going to cut back on my internet activity. However, I soon realized that it wasn't going to work. I continually found myself checking Wattpad and other social media sites constantly, and it was taking me away from my life. I was getting sick of it. I was struggling with anxiety and depression, as well as a lack of motivation to do anything. I was losing touch with my friends and family, and the internet had started to become more important to me than anything else.
So, with the help and support of my parents and some friends, I decided to cut back on the internet completely for a month or two.
The first few weeks were hard, I admit. I didn't know what to do with my time. But God was convicting me about this, and my parents kept me accountable, so I continued with it.
Over time, God began working on me. I started spending more time with Him in prayer and in His Word, and when I did that, everything else started falling into place. I found other hobbies to occupy my time. I started spending more time with friends and family. God was blessing my life in so many ways, and soon Wattpad became the last thing on my mind. I was happier too; once God became the center focus of my life, my anxiety and depression that I've secretly struggled with for so long disappeared. Sure, I still have to deal with bouts of it occasionally, but God has given me the victory to overcome it when it does return.
I decided to continue with the "internet fast". I somewhat missed being on social media, but I no longer had to urge to constantly be up to date on everything. I didn't want to go back to the old habits. I just felt like as soon as I allowed myself full access to social media again, everything would go back to the way it was before.
I realize now that I didn't have my priorities straight. God had taken a back seat in my life, and the internet had taken full control. But once I put God in his rightful place, friends and family second, and myself and my own desires after everything else, my life pretty much fixed itself.
Finally, the time has come to where I feel like I am ready to return to social media. Despite its flaws, social media has its many advantages. After years of feeling alone and isolated, it has helped me to connect with other like-minded people. Besides, I would like to get back to reading your stories, as well as posting my own works again.
I learned a valuable lesson over this past year. Putting yourself and your addictions and habits first will never result in anything but misery and dissatisfaction with life. But when we let go of ourselves, and put God and others first, life is better and more satisfying than anything we could have achieved for ourselves.
Anyway, I definitely glad to be back. I will be starting a new Update Book, entitled Composed Chaos, where I will be detailing some changes I plan to make to my account and some of my stories. Any future tags, updates, random posts, etc... will also be posted there from now on.
Also, I would love to catch up with all of you guys. Feel free to P.M. me and we can chat!
