{"id":48782,"date":"2014-06-18T17:03:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T22:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=48782"},"modified":"2014-06-18T17:04:30","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T22:04:30","slug":"struggling-instagram-envy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2014\/06\/struggling-instagram-envy\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling with Instagram Envy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Struggling<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to become convinced that many of your friends and acquaintances live more exciting lives when we see filtered and carefully selected shots from their life on social media.<\/p>\n

There is a growing trend with heavy users of social media that shows Instagram comparison causing and rooting envy in the hearts of users. Suddenly it becomes more difficult not to compare your life with others. We can be doing our regular routine of school, work, or housework and it only takes one picture of a friend\u2019s vacation at an exotic beach to spark the flame of emotions.\u00a0Whether it’s something good like meeting the Pope or something as normal as getting a beautifully foamed coffee, our restless hearts try to compare.<\/p>\n

\"comparison\"Risks and Opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real life doesn\u2019t have Instagram filters, and not everything we do is Pinterest-worthy One of the most challenging aspects of\u00a0social media is the way it filters content from the lives of our friends and acquaintances. In reality, no one\u2019s life is as polished and put together as it looks through social media.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve shared about how Instagram is\u00a0a great place for sharing about your faith<\/a>, but it requires\u00a0the awareness of its temptations. We can all agree that social media makes it\u00a0easy waste a lot of time, but we can also\u00a0easily downplay envy as normal and expected. Although, we can\u2019t overlook it because\u00a0envy is a capital sin<\/a> and can hurt us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means that in this community there was no room for gossip, envy, calumnies, defamation. Peace. Forgiveness: ‘Love covered everything’. To qualify a Christian community on this, we have to ask about the attitude of the Christians. Are they meek, humble? Do they vie for power between each other in that community? Are there envious quarrels? Is there gossip? They are not on the path of Jesus Christ. This feature is so important, so important, because the devil always tries to divide us. He is the father of division\u201d<\/p>\n

Pope Francis<\/a> – May 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reasons for Sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s tempting to share every thought that comes to mind or anything we see that is even remotely interesting, but the best things in life happen off the internet. Other times\u00a0we want to share just for the sake of showing off, proving our life is going well, or defending that we\u2019re not boring people.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the fun of Instagram is that we can share our experiences with our loved ones that didn\u2019t get to experience it with us. That\u2019s the beauty of community. We celebrate the good times and support each other in the rough times that aren\u2019t attractive enough for social sharing.<\/p>\n

Communal<\/b>\u00a0Experiences and Emotions
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Every time we share on social media, we can actually affect the way our community feels. There is an ability spread a spirit of unity or animosity through our social community. Digital communication offers a limited experience, but research has shown that it amplifies the way that our community reacts.<\/p>\n

In addition to the “contagion” effect, the team also noticed a withdrawal effect, where people exposed to fewer emotional posts tended to post less expressive updates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis observation, and the fact that people were more emotionally positive in response to positive emotion updates from their friends, stands in contrast to theories that suggest viewing positive posts by friends on Facebook may somehow affect us negatively,\u201d Hancock said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cIn fact, this is the result when people are exposed to less positive content, rather than more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more at Mashable<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We\u2019re not in this alone, and we\u2019re blessed that God chose for us to live in this exciting time in creation. Neither of which happened by accident. We can choose to build up our community and share in the moments of life together in our personal journeys. When our hearts feel unsatisfied by the good things of this world, we have to remind ourselves that they simply weren’t created for this world.<\/p>\n

May the Lord give us all a spirit of gratitude and charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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