If anyone thinks that you can get away with things in social media, you are wrong. I have, and not on purpose by the way, tried to get by. I have “skated” thinking that my knowledge and insight would carry me through. I was wrong. Yes, people are forgiving, yes it is important to be yourself, open, honest and real and that is acceptable. What you can’t do is lower your standards to the point where good enough is not.. well, good enough.
We have to be the best we can be. In life and in our online lives we are called to be the best we can be. Are they separate, our online lives and when we are physically with others? I try so hard not to let them be. I want my online persona to be, Who I AM. Do I succeed? Not always. Life is full of dramas and events that not all need to be shared. It is the core of who we are that does though. We need to be real in out struggles. We need to be able to reveal our vulnerabilities in a way that is real, honest and trust that others will not swoop in and use those same vulnerabilities against us.
I have to admit that it is a very hard line to walk.
