Today I'm thankful for social media. I know there are lots of negative aspects of social media, but I love the fact that I am able to connect with people from all different parts of my past and make new friends too. I have made some incredible friends from facebook running groups and am in the process of making new friends in my hiking groups. I made some great friends through coaching groups and spiritual groups. For me, I need all different types of people in my life. It keeps things interesting, gives me perspective and teaches me things.
Social media, while often can make me feel inadequate, as I see your amazing Pinterest creations and happy family pictures, provides me with a way to connect to the world. Being a single parent is a tough thing, a lonely thing and in a community of two-parent households often makes me an outcast. When I delve into social media and see my other single parent friends rocking the same issues I have I have an instant community. When I delve into social media and see other cool hiking women going on amazing trips I grow and dream and add things to my list of upcoming adventures. When I delve into social media and see another mom struggling with something I just dealt with I can reach out and support and create a community for her. Social media is amazing tool and I'm incredibly thankful for it.
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