Shine on

I've been quiet on social media for months for so many reasons.  In the past, for me, social media has been a way to bless lives. I watch what people post to send gifts, or send messages to brighten someones day. For many reasons I felt like I needed to keep quiet. I didn't want to be part of the negativity or have to battle through someones negative post so i stayed quiet. I wasn't paying attention to the fact that I wasn't shining. Through my lack of sharing I missed some valuable shining moments where I could help someone along the way.

 It seems like we judge our lives according to what others post. Maybe we think that the picture shared make things look all too perfect. I've had this conversation with Kiersten. We've talked about how sometimes the angle the camera is held makes all of the difference but if we were to turn the camera in the opposite direction it might show a mess, or something quite opposite of what we just posted online. 

I've noticed that people judge and get caught up with things that really don't matter. Comments can be misread or misunderstood. Think before you post. Is it kind, does it build the other person up? Hopefully we can all learn a little something and think about our comments. Let's build each other up. We all have gifts that can help someone else. I hope we can unite together and show strength in numbers. Make kindness a movement and flood the world with amazing acts of kindness. Let's make others feel good and know they have someone who truly cares. Kindness is always the best! 

 If I don't share light, who will? How can I be part of a movement if I am quiet and don't share my light? It's easy to get discouraged and to do the all too familiar dance with the adversary. He has been working on me and tricking me into thinking that being quiet is better than shining. I've had thoughts in my mind that I wonder who wants to hear from me again, or I bet everyone is sick of hearing about what you did to make a difference. Satan is real! He wants there to be contention and negativity and to misrepresent our own purpose. He wants us to be jealous. He wants us to compare ourselves to others. He wants us to have self doubt and not see the positive affect that we might have on someone through social media. But if I don't push through and share light, where would glimpses of hope be for someone who is having a bad day or someone who needs a friend? What each one of us does, matters! Sharing goodness is needed! My hopes are that we can all be a little kinder, and share our light a little brighter. Let's flood social media, with one goal in mind to help someone else feel light or happiness and shine on!