Compare-a-lot

As I sit and stare at facebook on the computer screen I notice my friend has 793 friends. REALLY?!? 793?  I’d like to ask how do you manage that many friends, but I won‘t. I‘ll sit here and start to think less of myself cause I only have 62. Is it really all about the numbers and how many people befriend you?

Shouldn’t it be about relationships? Maybe in the virtual world one can relate to that many people. And IRL, I know that there are people who have many more friends than I do, but I can only handle a small number .. um, about 3.

Comparisons are helpful: when checking features on big purchases; determining the best price; looking at nutrition facts on food packaging. When we shift our gaze to people, however, comparisons can discourage, debilitate, and depress {or puff us up with pride, depending on how we rate ourselves in the comparison}.

When I started blogging; I’d be lying if I said I didn’t struggle with the numbers game. Why do we need to compare ourselves - or our fans and followers - to others to feel important? Aren’t solid connections with names and faces that we recognize better than being observed by strangers?

But in a culture where everyone thinks they’re a rockstar, what do you expect?

Show me a score that measures face-to-face interaction, how much time I spend doing laundry, and whether my husband and children feel loved.

Can I spend so much time chasing numbers that I cease to live a life worth writing about in the first place?

I want to spend my days striving to follow Him instead of worrying about who’s following me.

What about you?

Blessings