I just want YOU to know.....
You do not need to have an amazing Facebook Status to prove you are living a damn good LIFE!
No ands, if's or buts. Facebook is revolutionary, and world changing, but dear friend, you do not need to feel obligated to post a status just to validate that you live a life of intrigue and sophistication.
That feeling hits right at my core, as I sit here, looking through my home feed, and I think "Man...my life is absolutely boring because I have nothing to post, or even to post a status that can get a million likes."
I love eloquence and quotes, and knowing how my family and friends are doing, but I stop, once I catch myself feeling horrible and distraught when I have nothing to post, and see that as me not even living.
It turns into mindlessly looking down my home feed, people are happy, victorious, and where am I?
I forget. I forget that I am part of a loving family, that I am safe, well fed, I can drive a car....all my blessings, all because I don't seem to be living an interesting life according to Facebook.
I can go on and on, and most would assume that I am being a hypocrite by saying I like Facebook, and then I hate it. I guess its because I've grown to see technology as convenient, but its not my life, you know? Honestly, who's living who's life? The computer or . Please, YOU win over your Iphone, Mac laptop, Blackberry, Ipad, tablet, etc. I know its a silly statement, but its possible that we forget that.
That we constantly look at our phones to validate the time, keep tabs on our email, its like we are chained to our gadgets. And yes, I am a part of it, because I do it too. I do realize I am writing this on a laptop, using a website to even get this message across, while listening to my YouTube playlist, but it does not and should not control how I feel about who I am, or validate that I am a good person.
I've read a few amazing SciFi novels and short essays talking about technology that is beyond what we can truly imagine, and I greatly appreciate it. But, point is, Facebook is just Facebook. Even though it is so easy to just post at any given moment.
What's enriching are the things around you, and what you accomplish. Physically, right in front of you, all five senses, REALITY. That is what happiness is isn't it? Living in the moment, not having to prove who you are, feeling free, regardless if it isn't "Facebook official."
My friend, you live a life that is up to you to control and decide, and don't feel bad if you have nothing to post. You make the rules, and who is to say your life is anything but amazing. It is, bottom-line.
Remember,
"Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response."
- Mildred Barthel
Assured you will find your Bliss, even if Facebook thinks not. :)
Til' next time,
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