Feeling distant

Feeling strayed

I’m falling away

I chat

I message

I text

I call

I watch

I phone

I obsess

I friends

Social Media – A place to connect

But why do I feel disconnected

Doesn’t feel real

Genuine

Hiding behind a screen

Posting things for self image

Maybe I’ll make more friends

Maybe I’ll get more likes

Maybe they will message me back

Still waiting for that text

How can I have so many friends on social media, text all the time, call distant friends

Yet feel so empty

Has technology taken away the most important attribute for connecting with friends?

And that is the physical you

An authentic conversation

We strive for the new

But some things were not meant to be replaced

Call me old fashioned but nothing beats talking with friends and family face to face at a personal level

Nothing will replace that genuine conversation

Nothing will connect more than spending time with the ones you love

You can’t genuinely get to know someone without meeting them face to face

You see their imperfections

Their flaws

Their quirks

Their heart

Their goals

Their dreams and desires

Their stories

You learn a lot from an ordinary conversation

Maybe social media isn’t after all social

Just a shortcut that skips the true meaning of connecting

So go outside and make some friends

You will never know what they are really like until you truly connect