Do you fall for the Facebook facade? I do. Often. Everyone I know seems to have life all figured out – my FB newsfeed is filled with update statuses and pictures of friends on holiday, or them indulging in a decadent meal, or them acting lovey dovey with their significant other. You get the idea.<\/p>\n
I guess another reason I’m cutting down on my use of FB is that I don’t want to be reminded of how I have yet to figure things out. How did life end up like that, dammit. Growing up, in my childhood and teenage innocence, I had thought having a fulfilling career and finding love would just fall into place eventually – that they were a given. Little did I know then that it’d be so difficult. <\/p>\n
However, I do realise that what we see on the surface isn’t always a true reflection of the situation. People only show the best parts of themselves on FB (but again, I don’t need to know every single detail…some people are just TMI), and the struggles they face in life are often left out.<\/p>\n
Of course, in the whole scheme of things, my life isn’t THAT bad. Although I know I shouldn’t compare with others, it’s hard not to. Anyway, I just have to keep reminding myself to count my blessings and make the best of what I’ve got.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Do you fall for the Facebook facade? I do. Often. Everyone I know seems to have life all figured out – my FB newsfeed is filled with update statuses and pictures of friends on holiday, or them indulging in a … Continue reading