I had a session last night with someone I could relate to. She is a bit of a solitary person altho married with adult children. She reads a lot and journals for her spiritual path work, and relaxes on Facebook. She is criticized by family and friends for giving so much time to superficial “relationships” on Facebook while not spending in person time with “real” people. Yet she spends her time doing what she finds most enjoyable. Her “superficial” friends don’t continually give unsolicited advice telling her what she should be doing instead of what makes her happy. Her “superficial” friends are just in the moment with her and maybe gone the next moment onto the next happy thing. If it makes her happy to be happy, I support her being happy. It can be aggravating when it’s a loved one who knows your physical schedule limitations and they still give you heck for not making time. Arguing about it whenever it comes up is not away to get someone to make time for you. Honor their wishes to do what needs to be done and stay on happy topics when you do spend time together. That’s what ensures more time together. Friend and artist Jane Delaford Taylor said, “Facebook relationships vary, but at their best, if you have a nice group vibe with your friends it can feel like a real Round Table of support, and that’s really valuable and not something to dismiss lightly.
Facebook friends can be a Round Table of support
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