Taking the Facebook plunge
Well, I have succumbed to all the pressure to sign on to Facebook. I can hardly believe myself, actually. And I am not sure exactly what happened to make me take the plunge, but I did sign on to Facebook last week. I just did it. I got the umpteen hundredth invitation to be someone’s friend on Facebook and I just did it. I said yes and signed on.
Now what is really amazing is that I am actually enjoying it! I have enjoyed connecting to people I haven’t heard from in ages. I am enjoying being able to carry on short conversations with people I love but don’t see often. I am loving the opportunity to deepen some casual friendships that I haven’t had time to develop through in-person contact. I am fascinated and surprised by the intimacy of some of the immediate-message moments that spring up. I love the comments friends make about the pictures I post on my wall, and I love being awakened to the reality of their lives as I look at their photos. I am shocked to find that I am really delighting in my Facebook experience!
I was expecting something superficial from Facebook and part of my resistance to joining was that I didn’t want to trivialize my life or the lives of others. Instead, I have found just the opposite. I am getting to know people at a deeper level, getting to know what they really think about things, and being introduced to the thoughts and opinions of so MANY different people! It’s a strange phenomenon, don’t you think?
And the young people are amazing! There is something about Facebook that makes them banter with me (an old lady of 62!) and also carry on serious conversations like they have never done with me face to face. What a hoot that is!
So I am eating my words. I am trying to do it graciously, but I am jumping up and down inside with the thrill of doing something “techy” and enjoying it! I don’t even mind admitting I was wrong! And I hope you will all sign up and be my friend on Facebook — right after you make a comment here on the blog!
Hi Gloria! This is an older post but I so agree with what you said and hope you are still enjoying your facebook experience. One of the things I like about it is that it’s sometimes the trivial, small stuff of life that bring people together and in our busy times, we don’t have the opportunity as much as we’d like to share the small stuff. In past years community was a place where we were up close to the small and big stuff. We didn’t have to make time for it… mothers were at home raising children, and would have each other over more to share the small stuff…. families ate together at dinnertime and shared the small stuff…. letter writing and phone calls were depended on to keep close to far away loved ones…. etc. We’ve lost alot of community with our individualized indoor and career activities so places like Facebook are valuable now to “pop-in” on people and see what they’re up to.
Hope not, but will definitely “see” you there! 
I read complaints from people from time to time on Facebook about some posts being too trivial when such serious things are going on in the world… not spiritual enough or something. I think the small seemingly trival stuff is plenty spiritual especially when it brings people together for a laugh or two…or shares a certain quality about someone… or connects the older and younger generations. Anyway…it looks like Facebook is the only way I will ever get to see you or anyone else
My favorite line is, “And the young people are amazing!!!” LOL!!!!! Ah, yes, those young people nowadays truly are amazing. Truly.
Well, I'm gonna go check out your Facebook page now!!!
This made me chuckle!
I love your blog posts Gloria & I'm glad that we've connected on Facebook too, hehe!!!
My favorite line is, “And the young people are amazing!!!” LOL!!!!! Ah, yes, those young people nowadays truly are amazing. Truly.
Well, I'm gonna go check out your Facebook page now!!!
This made me chuckle!
I love your blog posts Gloria & I'm glad that we've connected on Facebook too, hehe!!!