I am absolutely the last person who has any business being on Twitter (or any social media for that matter but, more specifically, twitter). Why, you ask? (Or maybe you don’t but here’s an answer anyway)… because I like to fade into the background where I’m not seen or heard, to be invisible. Never been interested in sharing my opinion or risking being seen as controversial or worse, divisive.
But more than just that, it’s about me being a meaning making machine, moreso than is natural for most of us. I’ll attach meaning about myself to reactions and comments that only exists in my mind and give that power over my mood and my outlook… I’m working on this, relentlessly… In fact, if I really thought about why I ended up in this course, it probably has a lot to do with wanting to challenge that fear in some small way. And it is a fear, one that no longer serves me or aligns with who I wish to step into being.
So maybe that’s where this attached twitter story originated from. Who really knows? At one point, when I embarked on creating it, I just thought I was desperate for story ideas and settling. Mighta been a little bit of both.
My idea was to share snippets of my Facebook newsfeed along with my thoughts on what I was sharing. It started out with the use of a hint of sarcastic humor in inviting the reader into the story. I tried to be engaging in the random thoughts that accompanied the screenshots of the posts. And it ended with a bit of self deprecation, giving a tinge of insight into my inner world.
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