I love Pinterest! I love the ideas, and the delish recipes and even those very helpful kid things. But what I hate about Pinterest, Twitter, FB is the trap I fall into almost every time - Comparison! I look at what others are doing, I wish we were doing those things, or being involved in others. I think, I don't have the money for those things, or the talent to be that crafty. Then I get this nasty disgust feeling in my core, and I close the lap top, turn off my phone, and try to think of something else other than what I'm not doing, or not apart of.
Its a nasty things to get involved in - Comparing.
Comparing yourself to others, your life, marriage, church, children, how you mother.
It robs us of the things we Do have. The lives we live, the family we are apart of and have raised. The spouse we married. The home we have created. And of course the things we do have.
Why do I love looking and seeing what others have, are doing, or have done?
Why do I get so caught up in Looking at others? I'd love to stop - Sometimes it feels like a drug, torturing myself with looking at others and then trying to match that up with what I have -
or don't have.
The thing is, I think - and kind of because I've done this before to make myself feel better - I have over exaggerated what might really be going on. I mean we all do this, don't we? Post something super positive in the midst of chaos and pandemonium to maybe trick ourselves into thinking something else. I know I do, and its an area I'm working in. If I can't be truthful, I don't want to post anything.
I think that being positive and seeking God for help in tough situations is the right thing to do. To be positive and joyful is also a quality that I wish to obtain and live everyday with. Thats not what I'm talking about. Comparison goes two ways - We compare ourselves to others with what we don't have, or what we want to have, but we also compare ourselves to others by thinking we are better than so and so, or have it more together than they do. Neither one is right, or Godly, or Christ like - I want to be more like Christ, and see all that He has given me! All the talents, gifts, and blessings He's given me to do just what He's called me to do - not anyone else!
How - if you are challenged in this area - do you over come it? I'd love to hear.
Rebecca -
A while ago I was reading an article and they were disguising how Pinterst creates this skewed reality that we as viewers come away with. There is this false reality created about parenting, home making and even being a Christian. I think you are right on, first we have to focus on what God is doing / has done in our lives for an affective walk. Know that God always sees us as "pin worthy" because he loves us. (corny but it almost works)
ReplyDeleteHow timely! I recently read this post about Pinterest inspiring comparing between women found it very interesting: http://revolutionfromhome.com/2012/04/lets-all-compare-our-perfect-lives-then-try-to-enjoy-our-day/. I use Pinterest for ideas and don't get bummed about it but in general I find social media to be very narcissistic and have learned to take it for what it is. It is also a great tool to find like-minded people instantly and when you can connect IRL it's even better. I just think of it as a means to an end: better connections and inspiration!
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