Monday, September 28, 2009

What Happens When Something Becomes An Obsession?

I have a feeling I'll be typing this blog entry into the great internet cloud and no one will really even notice or care. But really, isn't that the point of a blog? Isn't it more for self maintenance than anything?

I have had a topsy turvy weekend. Relationships that are worth working on tend to be that way. Have you ever taken something that's so so innocent and it becomes an obsession? Unfortunately, this has been a recurring theme in my adult life. Trust me there are specific reasons for this issue to pop up in my life and they are being addressed. But those root issues aren't the point of this post and really need to be kept private.

My most recent obsession? Twitter... A huge hammer fell this weekend and it had to be addressed. I will be taking a sabbatical from twitter. 2 weeks? 4? forever? Who knows... all I know is that the love and attention that should be reserved for the one I love has been going to others on twitter. There is nothing intricately wrong with this wonderful social networking device. In fact, I have found some very meaningful friends on twitter. Friendships I am convinced will continue and will thrive even while I'm off the network (good sign of true friendship btw). However, checking my timeline incessantly, being more excited to tweet events in my life then sharing those with my family, and like I said earlier giving my love and attention to others before the one closest to me, have made this a glaring issue for me.

So for those of you who care, I'll see you around. Might even pop into a tweetup from now and again... but on the timeline? You won't see my ugly mug for a while.

What have I learned? Invest in the relationships that are closest to you first... then friendships and cursory relationships later. Discover priorities and hit them hard. Life will be more peaceful when this is accomplished.