Most people would probably consider me to be behind the times when it comes to social networking. I’m not chipping words into a stone tablet, but let’s just say my foray into digital connecting has been somewhat of a bust.
I tried Facebook, but took myself out (which is not easy, by the way) due to sheer embarrassment when it became clear my cavalier philosophy for friending proved insidious. Let’s face it; I have no one to blame but myself for my ignorance. It likely would have taken minimal effort to figure out how to make invisible unwanted comments about farm animals, mafia wars, and the like. Instead I ran away.
Ditto with my Twitter account. My initial excitement over the idea of tweeting about the 200-mile relay race I ran this spring fizzled instantly when re-tweeting became recalcitrant.
No surprise I lost interest in Pinterest when I realized hours slipped away searching the web for cool stuff to pin that I never looked at again.
Instead of beating myself up over my remedial social media skills, I’m reminding myself I have the blog. Yes, this counts as active participation in our 21st century technological society.
Many of you receive the posts through a subscription, and may not interact much with my site. I’ve made a few changes recently that could be worth a look. I’ve added a section called “Reverberate” that lists the top ten most-read posts over the six-month life of the blog. “Anthology”, my list of favorite blogs is now refreshed with new content. Check out Brene Brown’s blog called “Ordinary Courage”. She’s got great stuff around the idea of being the real you. You’ll also find recommended reading in my “Athenaeum”.
My favorite new addition is something a friend passed on from Facebook (okay, it can’t be all that bad) that I’ve posted under the title of “Inanition”. No doubt its low tech, archaic even, but I love the idea of this piece of paper that says “Take What You Need” fringed at the bottom with individual strips ready for the passerby to tear off. Love, forgiveness, peace, understanding, hope, and others are there for the taking. I have one hanging in my home, in hopes that my kids learn to articulate what it is they need to nourish their souls.
My blog is as much, or maybe even more about me than a Facebook page could be. Some may disagree, but I might not be in the Stone Age after all.
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