It's one of those days when I feel that everyone else is moving forward in life and I am standing still. Or worse, I am moving backwards.
On days like this, social media does not help. I understand that most people only post on Facebook when things are going well. But it seems like everyone is living the dream! Their posts might as well say, "Look at me! I'm thin and beautiful!", "I have a stunning home!", "My kids are top athletes and scholars!". If I were honest my posts would read: "I'm 15 pounds overweight and getting uglier by the minute!", "I married a male-chauvinist pig!", "My son is an addict!", "I never kicked my eating disorder!", "Our house has been in foreclosure for four years!".
My life sucks!
But then I realize... I realize that my posts do not say "I have cancer", "I lost my job", "We don't have enough to eat". I realize that my posts don't say "The gang violence in my neighborhood is so bad my kids can't go out after dark". I realize that if I compare my life to that of a few, privileged people I will always come up on the short end.
Maybe I'll start posting these status updates: "The air in my neighborhood is relatively clean", "The water from my tap is drinkable!", "Yeah! I have indoor plumbing!", "It's very unlikely that I will contract malaria tonight!", "I'm almost certain that the drug cartels are not going to murder my entire family!", "I have so many pairs of shoes I can wear a different one each day of the week!".
I am indeed blessed...
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