The transformed life of a facebook fugitive….
Today it is the thirteenth day of the first month of the Gregorian Calendar. That is the calendar followed by most of the world today, but it’s interesting to note there are many other calendars that are adhered to the world over. For instance, according to the Gregorian Calendar, we are in the year 2023. However, in the Balinese Saka Calendar, we are in the year 1945. The Ethiopian Calendar says we are in the year 2015, the Hebrew Calendar, 5783. The Hindu Vikram Samvat Calendar has us found somewhere in 2079-2080.
This musings bring perspective to me of the reality that we are simply Here. Now.
But, for relativity, (back to our Gregorian masters), and this current date/time/place; on December 4th, 2022, 5 weeks ago or thereabouts, my facebook page was apparently hacked, amidst some confusion and uncertainty as to what exactly happened, with the upshot of this being, I have lost all my activity on facebook, including my personal page, along with 3 business pages. Those being, my “Yoga in Mylor” facebook page, my “Hearthplace Cacao” facebook page and my “Adorn Felt Finery” page, from my felting and Stirling Market days.
I also lost, as part of the hacker’s cache, my facebook messenger account, and my Yoga in Mylor Instagram page. All gone, VAMoosh! into the virtual stratosphere. Will I find them again? I know not.
When it initially happened, I thought I’d perhaps had my account restricted due to the somewhat topical aspects of some of the points-of-views I shared. But after realising the regular routes of dispute were unavailable, and all access into the ‘Meta-world’ were frozen, I quite readily accepted this new reality. Meta had done me a favour. Time to exit, this particular, Matrix.
So for the past 5-6 weeks, coinciding with this ‘festive/ reflective’ time of year, I’ve realised that, at least for the time being, I will do without the dreaded facebook world and all it’s “acroutements”. To be honest, I haven’t missed it at all, but it has made me wonder about how I would be able to stay in contact with my audience, my community, those of you who have been regular students, retreat and gathering attendees. How to let my people know, I’m still HERE! ……just not….there….
Three years ago, when things got decidedly ‘spicy’ in the world, I realised the direction social media was heading, and I saw the need to become free of the convenience of what facebook is. As much as it was useful, keeping me up to date with world events, maintaining my connection with far off friends and associates, I have always known it is being used as a control, surveillance and censorship tool, creating a profile; a social credit rating, that I, contributed to knowingly.
So time to break the cord so to speak. I’ll be rehashing my email lists and begin the slow process of connection and creation beyond the Meta world. I still offer all that is here on my webpage. I commence regular yoga classes in less than a week, and there are offerings in their early formation, that will be appearing February and March.
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Moving forward into this so called, 2023 year, I see the importance of keeping it very real and very grounded. Less plugging in to this virtual reality and more digging deeper into what is real in our lives. Face to face, skin to skin connections…..and when I say skin, I’m not talking about rubbing skin together! Putting more of our attention and energy into the breath of our life. The inhale and the exhale. Meeting ourselves first, and from that place, sharing our essence with others.
More quietness
Less noise
Deeper slower breaths
knowing our connection with our Mumma Earth
Her Body. My Body.
“keep quiet
Do your work in the world but inwardly keep quiet.
Then all will come to you.
Do not rely on your work for realisation,
It may profit others, but not you.
Your hope lies in keeping silent in your mind and quiet in your heart.
Realised people are very quiet”
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
