Chpt 7 Inspirational/Contradicting Thoughts

Because we've all got our own internal battles.

Facebook opens the door to many aspiring psychiatrists,spiritual leaders, motivational speakers, and the like. Whenever I need uplifting I merely scroll my mini and am able to find an abundance of inspirational quotes and advice posted by someone in the Facebook world. Who needs encouraging quote calendars anymore when you can have daily encouraging status updates? Whether it's from Marilyn Monroe instructing me on guy advice, or tips about partying from Animal Houses' John Belushi. Although, as popular as these two are on Facebook, I typically try to stay away from "how-to's" given by people who kill themselves from a drug overdose. This is just a personal rule, of course, what I do I know. Audrey Hepburn is always popular for style advice, and Mother Theresa's kind words live on, as well thanks to Facebook. You can always tell what kind of day someone is having depending on the severity of their chosen status,"Every day is the chance to start a fresh new chapter." I'm going to guess this is the after affect of getting let go from a job and after about four months of unemployed depression they have finally decided they are going to attempt to pull themselves out of it via Facebook. This could also be a two month old boyfriend break up, as well, I don't quite smell the desperateness however. "If He brings you to it, He will bring you through it." Oh, tough one. They brought "Him" into it so this could always be something a little more severe. Perhaps a teen pregnancy?

For the most part, an inspirational update never steers too far away from the person's actual personality. For example, a quote update from myself such as, "He didn't just whisper I love you into my ear, he whispered it into my heart," would be an instant alert that someone had broken into my account. As would, "We young and we fly, and we stay that way til we die," unless of course I was making fun of someone else- which I would never do. It's not that I do not like to post inspirational updates, well come to think of it I actually don't, it's just not in my Facebook personality to do so.

Facebook Girl just hasn't seemed to figure out who she truly is. Or at the very least, who she wants people to think she is. Her statuses may stand out, but at the same time her voice is completely lost. It's almost as if she took Meredith Brooks's lyrics to "Bitch" a little too seriously. She has so many different types she needs to fit in all within a days updates, sometimes there simply is not enough time to be a girly girl, and a guys girl, and a church girl, and a slutty girl and a scholarly girl. There are only twenty four hours in a Facebook day.

FbGirl: "Is soooo thankful I was raised in the great family I was. I thank God everyday for steering me in the right path toward where I ultimately want to be in life."

Isn't that usually down town?

FbGirl: "Let's get F**KD up tonight!!! I need to be drunk and table dancing in less than 2 hours!!"

God appreciates the use of the asterisk, continue on the path.

FbGirl: "Some people are so rude and heartless it makes me sick. I don't understand why it's so hard to just be nice. Just smile people, it will make someones day :)"

I agree. I don't know what this world is coming to.

FbGirl: "Just saw the two ugliest old guys at the mall hahaha omg when they said hello to me I looked at them and said R U serious?!!? lol people are so dumb."

Why didn't you "just smile?"

FbGirl: "Just remember that everyone is fighting their own battle."

Do you mean on Facebook or in real life?

FbGirl: "Note to crying/screaming girls at bar last night: GUYS DONT LIKE DRAMA. And U wonder why U dont have a bf!?!"

So you mean real life.