Hey Everyone<\/p>\n
Happy New Years!<\/p>\n
We are fresh into the New Years and I thought a good way to start would be with a blog post.<\/p>\n
I have to say something first. It is about facebook, and those who insist that people “need” to be connected to that world.<\/p>\n
I must say this… if something important happened to me or with me I am sure that I would tell the people I care for. To that end- at least the people who are apart of my life. It all depends on how big the event is\/was. Why should I keep up with most people who simply don’t care. Once upon a time we worked\/went to school together, but sadly things and people change over time. It could be about a brother\/sister\/aunt\/uncle\/you-name-it who died, had a baby, just got married or engaged, someone who is going in for surgery or who is having a bad day. The point is – if they want me to know I will.<\/p>\n
This is not my attempt at being anti-social. I still will be tweeting on twitter and I am keeping my instagram channel active too, but I no longer feel I need to or should be a part of the social network known as facebook. It is so very easy to get wrapped up in facebook and there are just as many excuses if not more that people will throw at you to get you to keep it. Seriously?<\/p>\n
Truth be told, I am not deleting my facebook account – but deactivating it. I don’t have a good reason for not deleting it, I guess in some ways it is like I never got rid of it. Perhaps some day I will come back and finally delete the whole thing. For now, it gives me the illusion of feeling connected just by keeping my account inactive. Knowing that it is there for me to activate at any time.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I wish that more people kept in touch. Heck, I wish more people cared. I have people who care – and I value those friendships. Now a days it is so very easy to let the value of true connection boil down to a facebook status and someone commenting on your dirty laundry. I want more than that.<\/p>\n
At church we are going to be talking about things to throw down (or stop doing)… it should be a fun series for the first part of 2013.<\/p>\n
just Pray<\/p>\n
P.S. I removed the “facebook only” comments. Fitting, isn’t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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