So today, I’m talking some harsh reality about Social Media. I’ve not been on social media for a week, yes a whole week!! That’s a year in Tee time! Well I needed the time away to reflect on me, and I was also sick and shut in. Well my observations were very clear and I’m gonna totally be real about social media and what it is to us. So get ready for some Real-ality!
We live on social media. I know I do! We share our lives, our families, our pictures, or whatever is going on with us. We sell stuff, we buy stuff, we laugh at stuff, we cry over stuff, and we make people famous. Our small towns keep up with all the gossip, who did what, who did where, and who did who!! Yup, all that. We even find out who died, who went to jail, who’s in the hospital, who got baptized, who got saved. We get motivated, inspired, encouraged, and entertained. Everyone wants to sell everything, but are you “social media” friends buying it? Nope, they just “like” it. We “like” it and we “share” it. But at the end of the day, does anyone really care?
If someone is sick, in the hospital, depressed, going through something bad, we all like it, and we pray for them. But what good is that doing that person. Where are the true friends. Where are the friends that will come over and see you, where are the friends that will go to the hospital and bring you flowers, where are the friends that will come see if you need anything and bring it. Where are the friends that will come and clean up, and sit and talk? They are all too busy liking everything on Facebook!!! Listen, we are so consumed in social media, that we forget about social skills. We forget about going to take care of a person. We hear a person talking about depression, and everyone is so busy sharing their post, but who is going to see that person and talking them off the cliff!! We all pray for people that are sick, but who is going to their house to check in on them? And you know they sick, because you “liked” it. Did you call them to see if they are ok? Do they need anything? Nope, but you prayed for them, and that was enough!
Guess what, social media is taking away social skills. I was off all social media for a week to see who was truly my social friends. And they were very few and minimal. How many friends do you even talk to in person? If everyone had as many social friends, as they have social media friends, you wouldn’t have to worry about a thing! What I learned is, only a handful of people really care about you. And those are the ones you need to invest your time in. God shows me things and I cover my eyes until I want to see them. And this is my observation of Social Media.
I thank God for the down time and also for seeing clearly what I need to do in my life. Focus on Teresa! Focus on my “true” friends that will be there! So this year, I commit to that. I commit to finding more social “true” friends, than social “media” friends. I’ll find that person that wants my love, my commitment, and my friendship, not my “likes”. So my blog will stay strong, and my social life will be more social. Instead of investing my time to building up other people, I’ll be building Tee2Degee! This is now a year to find my social partner who will ride and die with me. I commit to finding that special person and allowing them to be special. It’s about that time. So life is always changing, and so are we. Our social media change is not a good look. Let’s be more social!
The Real Mommie Teresa 