So it happened that yesterday I came across the news feed on Facebook several times…
For those who aren’t familiar with this social network, let me explain that it’s a page where all the posts from your friends and friends of your friends scroll by in a continuous feed. In other words, it’s a pretty massive stream of statements, pictures, and links to various resources, along with comments.
A wonderful way to stay connected with friends and like-minded people!
But what I observed there throughout the day got me thinking…
On one hand, I myself run the Keys of Mastery page on Facebook and have put a lot of effort into integrating the site with social media (for example, commenting via VKontakte, Mail.ru, Facebook, and buttons like “share with friends”).
I like seeing real faces, not dreary avatars. And just a few years ago, many people were afraid to use their own photos as avatars. Now, on a collective level, we’ve outgrown the fear that someone might use it for harm.
What’s more, each profile is like a unique dossier on a person. You go in and immediately see what a person lives and breathes.
A handy tool to weed out those who preach one thing but act completely differently in life.
As with any other place, social networks have their pitfalls. That’s exactly what I want to talk about today.
I’ll warn you right away that this is purely my opinion, stemming from my own beliefs and worldview.
Everyone is free to decide for themselves how much this aligns with what they believe…
What you should NOT share on social networks
Your plans and doubts
Let’s look at this from the perspective of energy interaction (I know, I know, Alena is back on her favorite “hobbyhorse” again))))
A significant event is about to happen in your life. You’re full of anticipation. You can’t contain your emotions. You want to share it with someone, anyone. And you post an excited message in your status.
What happens next?
Everyone who has added you as a friend (and often these are people you’ve never met in person and never will), along with their motley crew of friends, sees it within a minute.
Someone will genuinely be happy for you. Someone else will be green with envy. Someone will recall a situation from their own life where something didn’t work out and will immediately warn you about it in the comments…
Thus, many people participate in your act of creation, each with their own fears, traumas, programs, and their own view of the universe and how everything works and should be…
This isn’t always beneficial for the seeds you are planting with such love.
Perhaps it’s worth waiting until your idea sprouts and gains strength.
Then you can share your joy with everyone!
Intimate photos
See what’s written above.
We all go through our own lessons and experiences. And everyone reacts to them in their own way.
Let me give you a real example from recent news in the Facebook feed:
A photo of a married couple. The woman is in the final stages of pregnancy.
The reaction — dozens of enthusiastic comments and congratulations.
Great, isn’t it?!
If it weren’t for one small BUT.
How many married couples dream of “having” a child, but for many long years cannot make their cherished dream come true. What will THIS woman feel, looking at such a photo?
Another possible scenario: a young girl finds out she is pregnant, but her partner refuses to become a father. She longs for warmth and affection, but there is none of that in her life at this moment. What emotions will overwhelm her when she sees this photograph?
And this whole stream of mixed emotions, vain hopes and expectations is directed towards the happy family…
I am not writing this so that you pay attention to the mechanics of this process.
And don’t forget that some moments in life simply must retain their SACREDNESS. That is precisely where their value lies!
What NOT to get drawn into
Negative discussions
The basic law of how energy works:
Where your attention goes, your energy flows.
You directed your attention to something positive, meaning you invested your flow in the positive.
You took part in a debate about injustice in this world, in condemning “greedy” politicians and those in power, meaning you directed your energy to sustaining the struggle.
In this case, it doesn’t matter that you are against whatever it is.
The main thing is that you are sending a huge flow of energy.
That’s why I always watch with a degree of compassion those who spend so much time “fighting” dark forces, burning with righteous anger… Because in reality, they are voluntarily fueling what they are trying to fight.
But everyone chooses for themselves which illusion to dwell in and which reality to support…
The question is, do you want to participate in this?
If not, any network has useful little buttons: Remove from friends or Unsubscribe from this user’s posts.
So is it even worth writing anything on social media?!
Of course it is!
Favorite quotes, good books and movies, your own realizations and inspiring pictures — everything that supports you in a difficult moment, and therefore can also support your virtual friends.
As an example — a post from our Facebook page:
I would be happy if you share your opinion about your communication with friends on social media!