In the Hiding and the Highlands

What I learned from My Social Media break

- Marjorie Duterte

You look like you’re having a milestone on top of each other,” a friend messaged me after seeing my new book. While I liked it with the eye-hearted emoticon, I couldn’t help but remember how difficult it has been to get to this point.

My friend didn’t know that I haven’t been on social media for the past six months. Not many noticed, I guess, except for those who needed my services. I really don’t mind this and take no offense at those who didn’t miss me.

In a way, I hid from the world. I needed to step away in order to heal. I will not go into the details of why I did this but I do want to share what I learned.

I Found Myself Again

I realized that learning to love one’s self as God does is a lifelong and continuous process. But what helped me get through the valley were prayer and purpose.