I love this post, as I've been in the midst of cleaning up my own surroundings. And in doing so, I'm noting how some people are presenting themselves. Perhaps due to the company they're keeping. Perhaps due to other circumstances.

But I think this is also a super great reminder about doing a check once in a while about how WE might be impacting others with our presence, attitude, and tone. I have people around me that, to your point, I otherwise care very much about, but that are really downers with their constant criticism, negativity, and complaining. I don't feel comfortable pointing it out to them as I don't feel it's my place, but it definitely impacts my desire to interact with them.

So in addition to paying attention to what I consume and allow in, this is a great reminder to pay attention to what I put OUT into the networks that I'm so carefully cultivating.

I love this post, as I've been in the midst of cleaning up my own surroundings. And in doing so, I'm noting how some people are presenting themselves. Perhaps due to the company they're keeping. Perhaps due to other circumstances.

But I think this is also a super great reminder about doing a check once in a while about how WE might be impacting others with our presence, attitude, and tone. I have people around me that, to your point, I otherwise care very much about, but that are really downers with their constant criticism, negativity, and complaining. I don't feel comfortable pointing it out to them as I don't feel it's my place, but it definitely impacts my desire to interact with them.

So in addition to paying attention to what I consume and allow in, this is a great reminder to pay attention to what I put OUT into the networks that I'm so carefully cultivating.

There's a certain common sense and irony at the same time that this post got twitter reactions, because it just explains simply and clearly why and how social media sites have become marketing tools in the first place and friends-keeping tools in the second. Therefore, to show that I agree to it, I did the same thing: I retweeted it .

Lloyd Burrell
Publisher
Office Desk Reviews

There's a certain common sense and irony at the same time that this post got twitter reactions, because it just explains simply and clearly why and how social media sites have become marketing tools in the first place and friends-keeping tools in the second. Therefore, to show that I agree to it, I did the same thing: I retweeted it .

Lloyd Burrell
Publisher
Office Desk Reviews

I love this post, as I've been in the midst of cleaning up my own surroundings. And in doing so, I'm noting how some people are presenting themselves. Perhaps due to the company they're keeping. Perhaps due to other circumstances.

But I think this is also a super great reminder about doing a check once in a while about how WE might be impacting others with our presence, attitude, and tone. I have people around me that, to your point, I otherwise care very much about, but that are really downers with their constant criticism, negativity, and complaining. I don't feel comfortable pointing it out to them as I don't feel it's my place, but it definitely impacts my desire to interact with them.

So in addition to paying attention to what I consume and allow in, this is a great reminder to pay attention to what I put OUT into the networks that I'm so carefully cultivating.

Choosing the company we keep matters not only on social media, but in real life, too. And I would take that “company” a step further to include our thoughts. We are what we feed ourselves. Re your last line: We always have a choice as to who we listen to, who we take to heart, what we allow to influence us. Always. Today, I'm choosing thoughts that uplift. I have to. I'm having eye surgery tomorrow, and I can either torture myself with thoughts about how painful it was last time. Or focus on how grateful I am that I have the best doctors with the best technology to fix this before it escalates. That's my real job today. Choosing wisely.