I've seen some memes making fun of people who doctor their selfies so they look amazing on Instagram. Sure, I chuckle at them too because some of them are ridiculously artificial. But when you look at things thru the cosmic wormhole of truth you see this a bit differently. I'm beginning to think that meme I posted this week about how being unfriended on Facebook was magical... might have been an omen.
Buckle up buttercup it's one of those posts.
Whisper: Kim's writing flow was just interrupted when a branch fell out of the tree in her front yard and her goofy dog lost his mind doing the squirrel twirl and bark dance because he was convinced there was a squirrel out there with his name on it. There was no squirrel. There was however a strong-willed dog that refused to come back in for several minutes who was cursed and sent to the Podium of Shame. (Cat scratch post but basically Time Out or Ugly Chair for Brutus)
So about those false advertisers.... If you can make yourself look better, why not do it? Don't we get ourselves put together in front of mirrors so we can present our best self? Or maybe not our absolute best but certainly an attempt at not looking like a homicidal maniac; I hope. So we try to project the image that we want others to see....but then again so did Ted Bundy....hmmm. Here comes a bitchy moment...or bitchier moment. I have no problem with a chubby girl only posting selfies of her face, because hey--Been There, Done That. I don't have a problem with photo-shopping your selfie so you don't look like you went to the same spray tan joint as Trump. BTDT too. I have a problem with the folks who put up these goody two shoes family pics and religious or inspirational quotes and then post racist remarks online on a regular basis. That is the phony that I take exception to. Cowards. Cowards who hide online and under sheets because they don't want anyone to see their uglier side, their truth. I also take exception to the folks who post pictures of their families, looking like a Norman Rockwell sprung to life, who backbite and lie about family members and friends at every opportunity. Spin doctors. We all look so wholesome, but don't turn your back to us....
Same with memes. If you scroll back through one of your online social media accounts, I would imagine you will find some quotes or memes that you posted that really resonate with you. Maybe you post funny stuff, or maybe inspirational quotes, or maybe you post things that you hope are pleasing to others who might follow you online. These are also part of the persona that you are trying to project and deep down we all want to be liked. I post memes regularly and I think they give you a pretty good idea of who I am and what I think. Most of my thoughts are sarcastic but I hope they come across in a positive and maybe hippie dippie, comical light? Best foot forward and all. I only wish I felt the same about some online friends that I did prior to getting a glimpse into their meme truths. Here comes some more bitchy moments. I don't mind you showing support for your political candidate or party. Who you vote for is your right, same as mine. I can tell you that I will never support a racist, sexist, bully who lies like most people breathe but if that's your guy--so be it. I would never tell you not to vote for your guy and I would love to think you would respond in kind. But when you spread lies and misinformation without researching your "funny" but not really funny quote and you LOL when the president makes threats against reporters, you and I have a problem.
I do mind reading your uneducated, uninformed, insulting memes about the party that you are not aligned with and I mind you laughing about threatening or demeaning memes against a political group or group of individuals that you do not identify with or support. I don't mind when you post religious material in between your burst of political ads, but I do mind when you make fun or denigrate others who may not believe the same things that you do.....not very Christ-like imho. And last point on religion and politics. If you believe and practice Christianity, how can you square up a liar, adulterer and all around villain being a moral compass for our country? If your answer is "but the economy is doing really well" I say shameful trade of your soul for the top 1% to get tax breaks.
Heads up! If you do this on a consistent basis, there is a pretty good chance I have you blocked so I do not get bombarded in your negativity.
But here's the thing. That elegantly crafted online persona that you work so hard to maintain, can be the real you. If you espouse to being a little ray of sunshine who champions great causes, YOU CAN BE. You can be an ambassador of good will and encouraging words....just like that meme you posted. But on the other hand, if all you post is snarky, bitchy quotes, you can be that person too. If you go to church on Sunday and replenish your soul, post that instead of the lies about the "caravan". Be Christ-like. Don't fall for the hate and negativity. Don't be a hypocrite. I choose to be honest and positive about most things in my life and I hope that my online and in life personna reflects this. I choose to put my best self out in the universe and hopefully I succeed more than I fail. So today I am posting my 54 year old, untouched/unedited selfie to say THIS. IS. ME. UNFILTERED.
PS Brutus lasted about 5 minutes in his time out.
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