You are Enough — Stop Lying

Warning: This is a rant.

(gosh, what is with me this week, a political post and a rant?)

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You know what annoys me?

People that lie.

Full-grown adults.

Seemingly intelligent people.

Who care about right and wrong.

People who are religious.

Who teach others how to live life well.

People who want to do good.

But in certain scenarios …when they want to present a certain picture or image of themselves to certain people and/or groups … they will lie to create the image they want their listeners to have of them.

It might not be a full-blown lie … like breaking a window and then saying they didn’t do it.

Instead they embellish, stretch or omit information … to make themselves feel better, more spiritual, more connected and/or more important.

But anyway you slice it … it’s a freakin’ lie.

I know, I know … I am just as capable of it as they are. And maybe that’s why I recognize it … I’ve been there and done that. But mostly when I was ten or so. Okay, maybe a few times in my teen years … but after feeling guilty, getting caught and/or being embarrassed, I apologized and tried to learn from those times and not repeat that behavior.

I know it’s nothing new … people have been lying since the beginning of time. Through out history, people have lied to protect themselves, to cover up wrongs, about what God did or didn’t tell them, to impress others and many other reasons. Today people still lie about the same things … along with who they ‘know’ on Twitter and Facebook.

That’s right … social media, especially Facebook and Twitter, is the new lying ground. I’ve noticed people feel free to say they are connected to this person or that person … when in reality they now like their page,  follow them or at best, had a few online connections with them.

Newsflash: Liking and following someone does not make you friends with them.

Yes, liking and following people you admire is fun, especially if there is any interaction with them … but it doesn’t make you bffs*.  I love to hear stories of people making great connections and friendships online … so tell me when that happens and I’ll be the first to celebrate with you, but don’t lie about a relationship you don’t really have. If you are aiming for connections to help your career, you might want to stop trying to build a platform.

Speak, type, tweet, update … the truth and nothing but the truth.

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You are enough.

Where you are.

With what you do.

You have what you need.

You don’t have to pretend.

Do. Create. Be your best. Aim high.

Just stop feeling like you must impress.

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UPDATE:

After posting this, someone mentioned it could sound like I’m frustrated with people pretending to know me … NOT at all, that is not the case. I love people and want to be everyone’s friend. So whether or not, you know me … you can call me your bff, I’m totally okay with that. This post was because I’ve seen other people do this with real celebrities … actors, musicians, reality TV stars, etc.

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Have you ever been tempted to embellish connections to impress online … or in real life?

*Best friends forever