Why and How I Show Up and Share Online (aka my social media values)

I had to get away from it all to let the dust settle and the fog clear, but I’m seeing it better now: there’s a reason why I have these channels, and there’s a way to use them that matters.

Real LifeRachel DawsonAugust 14, 2021social media, values, show upComment

15 Shifts I'm Making to Eliminate Hurry from My Life

I recently read The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer (fellow enneagram One!) and was completely convicted and challenged by it. I’m so grateful for the advice, wisdom, and encouragement I found in those pages, and for the several pages of notes that I took in my journal to help get the ball rolling on making shifts in my life.

Living WellRachel DawsonNovember 19, 2019John mark comer, simplicity, minimalism, sabbath, social media, living wellComment

What's Great (and Hard) about Leaving Social Media... And Why I Came Back

I recently just started tiptoeing back onto the apps again, and I wanted to share a bit more of my experience these last few weeks in case you, like me, find social media to just be a LOT to handle

Real LifeRachel DawsonMay 23, 2017social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, detoxComment

Why I'm Giving Up Social Media For Awhile...

I'm not handling social media in a healthy way. It isn't a bad thing at the core, but I have made it an idol, and I have chosen it over things that truly bring life.

Real LifeRachel DawsonApril 26, 2017social mediaComment

Echo Chambers and Challenging Your Comfortability

I encourage you not to stay in an echo chamber in your life. Don't stay stuck in the places where everyone around you tells you what you want to hear, what's safe to hear, what's comfortable to hear.

I Was Sick of the Internet...But Then I Made Changes

I was getting so sick of the numbers games, the comparison, the pressure to share, the phoniness of it all, just the whole Internet thing, to be honest... but then I realized I needed to make some key changes to make the Internet a place I enjoyed again.

Writing + WorkRachel DawsonApril 11, 2016internet, social media, online, offline, intentional, community, relationships, confetti community, the risingComment

Thankful: Feeling or Expressing Gratitude

Holidays, Real LifeRachel DawsonNovember 27, 2014thanksgiving, community, change, freedom, joy, love, life, family, thankful, salvation, social media, forgiveness, the rising, grace, Rethink Creative Group, #fireworkpeople Comment

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