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You get to Decide

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  I've been thinking a lot about intentionality lately, what with the state of the world, and all.  I really started thinking about it because of my recent emotional reactions to social media.  It could definitely be argued that social media is more trouble than it's worth... but somehow, it's become an integral part of our social lives, especially through the COVID and quarantine days.  I'm reminded daily that I could live without all the drama, but to be honest, I do enjoy staying in touch with far away friends and family, I enjoy exposure to articles and information that I might not otherwise see, I enjoy hearing other peoples' points of view - mostly.   We've all heard that psychological research has concluded a connection between social media use and increased depression, as well as other mental health disorders.  I think it's pretty much accepted that when we are watching others' highlight reels, we can tend to feel worse about our own lives. Whe...