Life beyond the screen
Almost 2 years without social media
Surrey, Canada
While I was away from social media for almost two years, new feelings about myself appeared, along with new trips, new discoveries, and a return to a reality where life wasn’t constantly online.
And little by little, my energy started moving in a different direction.
Toward family relationships.
Toward meeting friends.
Toward real conversations, not only messages and reactions on a screen.
One summer, when I came to visit my family in Canada, I suddenly realized that I no longer had the energy or inspiration to be on social media every day.
I understood that I had become tired of the image I had once created for myself.
Fitness and everything connected to body image and appearance had been part of my life for many years. But more and more, I started noticing how often I was looking at numbers: views, likes, and reactions.
Posting coffee, flowers, or the sea is one thing.
But when you constantly post yourself, you can start seeing yourself through other people’s eyes.
And that felt strange.
I love social media. I love sharing stories, inspiring people, and creating things.
But this social media break turned out to be a really interesting experience.
I started noticing things I hadn’t noticed before.
For example, I discovered that I love working in the garden. And maybe I even have a talent for something close to landscape design 🙂
It’s creativity too.
Only instead of workouts, photos, or writing — there are flowers, trees, colors, and space.
And there is something else too: movement, physical activity, and silence at the same time.
When you dig the soil, replant flowers, or trim bushes — your mind becomes quieter.
Maybe someone reading this is thinking:
"Yes... I’ve felt something similar."
And no, disappearing from social media for two years isn’t necessary 😁
But for me, that was exactly the amount of time I needed to feel lightness again and to want to be online again — only in a different way.
I think each of us has more than one role and more than one talent.
Sometimes all it takes is changing direction a little and allowing yourself to try something new.
Because moving forward isn’t only about goals and achievements.
Sometimes it’s about stopping, taking a breath, finding calm in the noise, and hearing yourself again among everything around you.
And not being afraid to sometimes be nobody — without roles and expectations.
Life beyond the screen taught me that.
Thank you for reading!
Surrey, Canada
