Last one in is a rotten egg!

Becoming a contributing member of my internet community has been a lot harder than I imagined it would be and this whole project has been harder to kickstart than I expected.  The reasons for such I would like to provide in list form.*  

TOP 5 REASONS “JOINING” THE INTERNET IS HARD.

1.       Jet Lag is real and Holy Week is not for the faint of heart.  I had intended and agreed to start posting information the first week back from Spring Break.  I got home Holy Wednesday from Istanbul and then it was a mad dash to keep up with the Holy Week Liturgies and for some reason that for me requires full focus.  On Good Friday I took pictures of the cross and sanctuary during the Tenebrae service intending to share on Instagram.  My phone still has the pictures, but I forgot mid project that I was posting.  It was not a conscious decision, I literally forgot the pictures were there and that I had had a plan for them.  The big take away that week – I do not have a posting instinct at all.

2.       The Oppressive Pressure to be Clever and/or Witty.  I want all my posts to be worth someone’s time and often I can’t think of anything particularly interesting or hilarious to share – so I won’t want to… and then I don’t.  I want my internet persona to be like the cool girl in the cafeteria – down to earth and funny; only speaks when she has something to say and in between sips of chocolate milk. Oh the pressure!!!

3.       I don’t want people in my business.  I am a pretty private person and I don’t want the randoms in my life to know what is going on.  That is a pretty self-absorbed reason I know, but it’s still true.

4.       I am forgetful.  I get myself already to make a posting, I take pictures in preparation to post… and then the squirrel effect happens.  Something happens in the moment and I get completely distracted and forgot that I was in the middle of posting something; then by the time I return to my posting the moment has passed and I think that the posting is no longer timely or clever… two things that are essential for something to be a good post in my opinion.

5.       It is a place to voice serious concerns and yet I don’t know if I have the time or energy to engage responsibly in that way.  I know its irresponsible to just take random stands on facebook and just walk away.  The internet is useful for education, not just riling people up and I want to make sure to do both but responsibly and I question whether I have the emotional energy for that right now.

*I have written this in list format for two reasons. 1.) I love reading internet lists; and 2.) When I was researching the best naming strategies for blogs, they suggested that blogs that list things or teach things get the most traction.  This post doesn’t teach… but it lists.