Connecting the Dogs
What I'm going to write about is nothing you haven't already heard. Everything out there says people are more lonely and depressed than ever because of social media. There's a constant flood of pictures and statuses showing us that our friends are living these amazing lives, while our current situation involves Papa John's and Netflix reruns (Yes, I am still watching, thankyouverymuch). I'll admit that I am a social media oversharer and, like pretty much every other person out there, I only share the good (and sometimes awkwardly funny) things. But there are times when I get into a major funk and feel completely lost. I'm reading a book called "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" and one chapter is called "You are Not Special." I laughed at the title, but the idea behind it is that we are not unique in our situations. We are not the first person to have a broken heart, medical problem, or addiction. Somewhere out there, someone else feels l...