When you have nothing nice to say.... Log on to Facebook?

Every person on earth has a propensity toward sinful thoughts. It's buried in the root of human nature. The more we indulge it the stronger it gets.  The latest, most advanced methods, are based in negativity via social networking.

This interpretation might exist only in my imagination, but it seems as if it's encouraged... nay... required that your every thought; especially the controversial ones, need to be shared on the internet. Not to mention, the necessity for controversial debate over useless stuff.

I have actually found that the way people act on facebook is making me PARANOID. Most, not all, people don't have a lot of joyful noise to share, but instead a mess of "I'm right, you're wrong", "everybody should listen to me", and a little "if everyone would just listen to me".

I actually went through and deleted anyone that I thought I might not actually see in real life, in the hopes that a "tighter group" might instill a more positive atmosphere. 

I think we all (definitely including myself) should take the time before posting, and think... is this building someone up or bringing them down, am I encouraging unity or division?

With articles that we post we should make sure that the information is just that; not anything designed to make people feel guilty for their choices, slanted with aggression and condemnation, but instead, useful information that could be helpful to anyone who read it.


Let's not pretend that we think we're helping. We just feel we have an excuse to share a controversial opinion in a more open forum. It's time to be honest with ourselves and build each other up!!! 

See you Soon?

For the entirety of my life (to my recollection) I have found it difficult to fully accept my inadequacies. If there is something about myself that I truly despise; I will do my best to change it. 

When I was in Junior High I was unbelievably shy. No... I don't a little shy, like I am now... I mean like have a panic attack in a restaurant when it was my turn to talk to the waitress, shy. 

I hated it when it was time to pair up with someone in class to do a project, because even if I knew someone was my friend, I was too afraid to ask them to be my partner, so I would either choose to work alone or wait for the teacher to pair me with whoever else in class didn't have a partner.

I decided in the 8th grade that I had had enough! I was NOT going to spend my life terrified to speak to people. The only conclusion I could come up with was to learn to swim by diving in the pool. Which, translated, means I signed up for theater. I forced myself out of my comfort zone (which was teensy tiny).

This has been a regular thing for me. I see a problem; I fix it. I try really hard not to whine or wallow... don't ask my husband... his opinion doesn't count. If you can't whine to your spouse, life is just not worth living. ;) 

Where am I going with this? 

Well recently I have noticed something about myself that I don't care for. 

I haven't been reaching out in friendship. 

It's so much easier to check in with people through facebook, comment on their pictures, and wish them a happy birthday (that you only remembered because facebook reminded you), than it is to really reach out to people.

NO... I'm not talking about artificial "face time".
I'm talking about really reaching out in friendship! Really enjoying eachother on a "one on one" level. 

SO, if you are my friend, don't be surprised if I call you and ask to "stop by", because I have a new goal of visiting a friend at least once a week. 

If I don't call... don't be offended... it doesn't mean I don't like you. 

This goal may seem ridiculously small to some, but I find it's so easy to get busy during the week and realize that I haven't even tried to be there for someone. 

Hopefully in these endeavors, I will see you soon.... and if I do, leave your yoga pants on, your make up in the drawer, your kids in their jammies, and those dishes in the sink... .I don't want to "audit" you, I want to see you! :)