Social me is an app that analyzes your Facebook activities. (http://www.zeebly.com/social_me/27354/all3/41499fec252 is my analysis) I found this kind of interesting because it gives you a snap shot of what I find the most important or at least what I write my statuses about. As it turns out, I post statuses about Christianity, Education and Writing more than any other subjects. I had to pose the question is my "real" life matching up with my Facebook life. Do I talk about Christianity, Education and Writing a lot in my real life? This was actually quite a challenging question. If things are important enough to mention on Facebook, why do some things get left out of conversations that are face to face.
Facebook is a great way to stay connected, but it also has a way of presenting the life we want people to see. It is easy to hide by not posting and it is easy to air dirty laundry by over posting. It is also easy to post in the heat of the moment something that I would never say to someone's face. I feel very challenged to make my Facebook and real life match. For the most part they do, but I need to be more conscientious about posting things and saying things that are not edifying. I guess the real problem or bottom line here is that I feel like I am not always living up to the standards of excellence that I have in my own mind. Or the standards I believe I should as someone who professes Christ.
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