Clocks, Compasses & Why I Deleted My Facebook Page

What comes first, the compass or the clock? Before we can manage time (the clock), it is important to know where we are going, what our priorities and goals are, and in which direction we are headed (the compass).

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Where we are headed can be more important than how fast we are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learning to focus on what is really important can make all the difference.

I find it helpful to reassess the direction I’m headed from time-to-time. Sometimes I get stuck in such a routine and get so comfortable with the pattern of my daily tasks that I miss out on some of the important treasures that might be passing me by.

Yesterday was one such day.
Reassessment (aka Follow My Compass) Day.

I made a list of my priorities, looked at how much time I was dedicating to them, and realized that things weren’t quite in synch. I was letting time slip by, performing tasks and focusing attention on much of what was NOT on my priority list. I was letting hours of my life get eaten up just to keep fulfilling the wrong agenda.

And so, along with a few other simplification adjustments, I deleted my personal Facebook page. I love the friends there and I apologize for the abruptness, but the hours spent answering messages and comments, liking posts and posting links, reloading the news feed to be sure I wasn’t leaving anyone out or missing any news… it was just gobbling up my day and my sanity. I’m not quite sure how I got so wrapped up in it all and why I can’t seem to just pop in and out occasionally, but for me, it’s one of those all-or-nothing gigs. It was hard to hit the “good-bye” button, but I did so with the purpose of  reclaiming some of my purpose and my life back.

If we were connected on Facebook, please don’t take anything personally - it certainly was not about that in any sense. I am just determined to focus on parts of my priority list that I had let lapse and am dedicated to following my “compass” again. It may not have been a popular decision, but I know for me it was the best decision. You can always find me here at home base, on this site. I try to post each day and have some other projects in the works as well, so please visit me often (even if it’s not through the networking Land of Facebook).

Forward march…