A Spiritual Journey Away from Social Media: My Beginning

I absconded completely from Facebook from the Dormition of the Theotokos Feast (August 15) until the Ecclesiastical New Year (September 1). Since then, I have made only one general post and posted a blog article and haven’t spent any time scrolling, checking for “likes”, and the only places where I have shared my post are on the 2 pages I directly moderate (All Saints West Point, Fellowship of St. Moses the Black/VA Chapter) and the Fellowship of St. Moses Page where I develop content.

Facebook was the only social media platform I was very active on. I rarely use Linked-in and never use Twitter. Instagram and Tik Tok seem weird to me, so I never signed up for them. I liked finding links to various “Cosby Show” videos and stuff from old school hip-hop groups on Facebook. Some of the platform’s comedies…