Your Peace and Social Media
Social media is like a sticky syrup that we get caught in.
At its best, we are creating or appreciating something beautiful. At its worst, we experience fear and other negative feelings around what we are seeing.
We go on with the best of intentions. Who is waiting for me, who is trying to contact me? And it is nice to see people we don’t have a chance to physically see. But that can come with a cost.
Quiet in yourself is the way to peace, and social media by its nature can create noise and discord.
I believe that when we connect with social media, we disconnect from source, the energy that connects us. We lose time. We cease to be in the now moment. We can be in our head judging, creating internal discord, losing peace. (This happens to me ☹️)
We are already inclined to judgement, and social media serves us opportunities for judgement, likely more than we can count. How many panels do you see when you go on? Ten, twenty, forty…more?
I was scrolling last week and a friend posted a lobster roll “the best they ever had!” Because of my negative view of the treatment of lobsters I judged this person’s behavior with disdain (sorry!), feeling superior in my ego self. I don’t want that judgement, I want to be happy for my brothers and sisters in this life. People, I am a work in progress…😛
You may say “But John, my business is on social media so I have to interact!” I hear you, I am in the same boat! We must find our own balance being on it, and as best we can interact with love and kindness.
When we view social media, can we view everyone we see with kindness, understanding, and love - the higher frequency feelings that we are looking to experience?
When you are on social media and you experience the signs of discord, a twinge of guilt, feelings of jealousy, anger, or disdain, then you know your peace is being disrupted. It may benefit you to modify your approach in some way. This is a journey we are all on, and course adjustments are part of the game! Only you know what change is for your truth.
