Liberation from Social Media

I make no apologies that I have copied most of this from the blog post my wife put on her website (www.thegurucoffeeco.co.uk) but she has summed it up so perfectly that I just have to use what she has said.

"A couple of days ago I, along with my husband Ian, made the decision to completely free ourselves from all social media platforms, including our business Facebook & Instagram accounts.

Whilst to some this may seem like utter lunacy, we have also been quite overwhelmed and shocked in equal measures by everyone’s responses.

Social media certainly has its advantages to businesses, however it’s also obvious that whilst Likes & Follows are a nice boost to “ego”, they don’t necessarily always result in sales!

But what is important to us is time. It’s so easy to lose yourself in reels, compare yourself and your life to others and forget about being present! It’s easy to lose hours in a fake world when your world is literally sat in front of you and it’s passing you by!

The past 48hrs have been liberating for Ian and I. We’ve had so much more time rekindling the lost art of conversation and we both feel that we have so more of our day and we actually feel quite uplifted and positive! Our mental health has had a boost!

So if you get to the end of your day thinking “I’ve just lost hours scrolling social media rubbish”, like we both did every day, then make the change - delete it. We promise you, you’re not missing out, you’ll feel so much better for it! Get your friends and families telephone numbers and call them more! Let’s start conversing again. It’s amazing how much it means to someone."

I take no credit for these words as my amazing wife has absolutely nailed it with that.

So many of our friends and family have told us that they wish they could get out of the social media trap, and a trap it is. It may seem a big step, but it's not in comparison to what you get back by ditching it. The social media giants want to influence every aspect of your life. Don't let them do it, instead YOU influence your life and ditch social media.

We will now be adding regular blogs with all the content we use to put on social media. We did notice today that it was April 2022 that we last posted on here. Expect more now with news, information, offers, guest writers and competitions!!

Thank you for your support and understanding and we would love to hear your views on it.

Ian and Claire