Try Not To Be Mean In 2016....Is It Possible?
Because of social media, texting, and just the overabundance of ways to communicate to people other than by ‘mouth’ as a society we are becoming very passive aggressive….People are becoming what I refer to as ‘Keyboard warriors’. Big and bad while clicking away while they type but when push comes to shove they are all bark and no bite (except even their bark is ‘virtual’ and silent). What an unbecoming trait. Bottom line. It’s easy to ‘express’ your ‘truth’ when you can’t see or hear any ‘real’ sense of the feelings it elicits from the people you are ‘preaching to’. It becomes super easy to BE MEAN.
Examples: Social Media- Meme’s about relationships, friends or family…. pointing a finger about something you dislike without directly saying who it is about or what it is about….The vague posts about how emotionally ‘strong’ you are and your NO TOLERANCE for all the of the FAKE people in your life…..the complaints about your husbands/wives, girlfriends/boyfriends that either point the finger or ask the question that solicit the opinion of the 500 ‘friends’ you have on facebook, twitter, Instagram or snapchat. Those posts that directly but indirectly show your distain for someone else’s race, religion, sexual preference or political views. Your social media page is exactly that….yours. It can be easy to say, ‘well, if you don’t like it- don’t bother looking’. Here again is the reality…..You want us to look. You want us to read it. You are posting a status for a response. You are putting energy into the universe…..Put in negative- get back negative. Put in positive- maybe you’ll see the benefits…… Just a thought.
Besides… all of the above symptoms described are indicative of a condition called wuss-ness. A disorder in which a person lacks the confidence and ability to express his/her feelings verbally in a constructive manner which leads to exhibiting signs of cowardly behavior over utilizing materials such as memes, posts, texts, emails, and hashtags. All nonverbal B.S.
If you have an issue with the people in your life…..just deal with it head on. IN PERSON. Believe me when I say the 500 or 1000 people reading your crap, read out of nosiness….not b/c they care (this includes myself). Do you really want us knowing your household nonsense? There was something to be said for the dysfunction that was kept behind closed doors before virtual reality came about. People had their ‘own business’…but now everyone’s business is everyone’s business.....and it shouldn’t be. You owe us no explanation.
An oldie but a goodie. “Just mind your own bee’s wax”…..Seriously.
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