Maybe you, like me, have heard that, in order to increase your reach on social media, you need to incorporate video into your platform. Maybe, like me, your initial thoughts on the subject were less than enthusiastic.
“Go on YouTube? I could never do that”
“Ugh. I hate to look at myself on camera.”
“Be on video? No way! The camera adds ten pounds.”
“Nobody wants to see a video of me. I’m nothing to look at!”
Envy is ugly. And selfish.
I should know.
Last week a simple social media post written by a lovely, young Christian woman sent me into a pit of envy for the better part of an afternoon.
If wasn’t her post, of course, which I assume was meant to be innocuous and helpful. It was me. My pride. My discouragement. My envy that lay at fault.
Green with envy.
I’ll refrain from reposting what she shared – though my envious self made sure to screen capture it so I could mull over the ways in which it got under my skin. In sum, it was a simple shot of a basket of books, an open daily planner, and a mug of coffee. Sounds pretty harmless, doesn’t it? A day later, my over-reaction stupefied me. Continue reading
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