As families around us prepare to travel back to see their mothers and fathers, brothers and cousins, I can’t help but feel as if I’m missing out on something valuable. The holidays have always been a mix of emotions, but more so since the loss of my parents. And the relentless disruptions brought about by COVID-19 aren’t helping either.
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Communities Need Our Help To Address This Challenge
I recognize that social media is here to stay, and by no means am I trying to suggest it’s inherently evil. But if we continue to look to social media as a baseline for how our relationships and communities “should look,” we will continue to eliminate opportunities to work through friction, postponing our development in the areas of reconciliation, compassion, and tolerance.
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The Most Difficult Relationship In My Life (Part 1)
Back in the 1990s, I jumped onto social media for the first time. I downloaded AOL Chat and spent hours talking with my best friend while she studied in Brazil. I'll be honest, old skool social media made a lot of sense! International phone calls were crazy expensive, and we needed an alternative way to stay connected. But when social media stopped feeling like connection, I found myself asking a lot of questions.
