Pull Yourself Together!
Have you checked your email today? How about YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Snapchat? Every day, we are bombarded with ideas, perspectives, opportunities, and sales. This constant influx of information can leave us feeling intellectually, emotionally, socially, and spiritually overloaded. Over time, it can even fragment our sense of self.
In an effort to cope, we often compartmentalize our lives. We may act one way politically or socially, another way in our work or family life, and yet another way in our spiritual communities. While some variation is natural, consistent compartmentalization can erode our identity and undermine deep relationships.
Have you ever been at a gathering with people from different spheres of your life—family, friends, colleagues, church—and felt awkward? Some of this is normal. But the deeper question is: are you being true to yourself, or are you “playing to the crowd,” presenting a different version of yourself in each setting?
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