Do you hide behind facebook or instagram? Instead of having real relationships do you stalk people's pages and try to live vicariously? How long has it been since you had a one on one conversation with a girlfriend? These are the things that I have to ask myself. How much time do I spend on social media? When you are with someone are you really with them or are you on your phone? I had a conversation with some young adult pastors and he made an interesting observation. He told me, that we are in the first generation of young adults that have only known texting since their freshman year of high school, they don't know how to have a real conversation. They make a statement unable to dialogue with the other person. This is a sad state our society is in. It's like seeing people tweet #nomoreviolence but they don't actually do anything. Your tweet, even if you are a Senator or House Representative, means nothing without action behind it.
One time about 5 years ago I went to the movies with some friends. We felt the need to take a picture together...it took us forever. We kept reposing, and checking our smiles, and making sure no fat arms showed. smh. Seriously, I am over that. If the picture of me turns out bad, that's ok, I'm having fun, being in the moment. Nothing is facebook perfect. I know this family, let's call them the Jones', that doesn't get along. There is bad blood all between the Jones', constant bickering and fighting and back stabbing. BUT! If you believed their facebook pictures and posts it would seem that everything is hunky dory between them. Why do we feel the need to live a lie?
Here's my final thought in this 2 minute vent, live transparent. Be upfront, if you don't want to go out for drinks, don't lie and say I'm sick, just say I'll catch a rain check this time. If you are broke but keep believing that a check is coming in the mail or someone is going to spontaneously bless you with lots of cash, get a second job to pay your bills. If you have a donut around your middle, either start riding your bike, buy a bigger pair of jeans or stop eating the chocolate. But quit denying that there is a problem. Maybe I should email this blog to our White House administration...