#internet interaction

But I'm struggling with finding my own artstyle for a while and I'm starting to feel stressed about it. I mean, i have the capacity to do something at least close to what i wish, but...What exactly i wish again? What is my objective? Why can't i feel satisfied?

I see so many pretty artstyles, some of them don't even need to be complex to be pretty but you can feel the essence of the artist on them. I really wanted to understand why can't i feel satisfied. It's like i have all the tools and knowing how to use them but struggling to actually making a piece.

I don't feel intimidate by other artists, i actually feel pretty inspired by them and i love seeing how different they can be and how people play with the colors and shape. But I can't help but feel a little sad that I can't look at my art and feel like: "hm, this is my artstyle, yes!" No, i feel more like a print machine trying to reproduce figures.

And there is an addiction to the fact that people on internet really scare me. I used to love chatting and meeting new people from different cultures and learn about them, and i still like this, except for the constant feeling of uneasy meanwhile i even consider doing this.

People are mean for no reason, are irresponsible, egoistic and victims for hurting another people, making what was supposed to be a great social media for interaction between artists and fans a hell to the artist, as people turn them into content machines and not humans beings that can feel and have needs like them.

So, before you harass someone to respond to you, before you do awkward things that make them feel uncomfortable, before you saying something bad or a criticism that the only purpose is being rude for some reason, before you interact with another person, at least think twice and remember that it can happen with you too.

I won't say that I'm saint, if anything, i would be happy if someone told me that I'm being pushy or making the other person uncomfortable, because i really don't want to do anything like that.

The thing is, i fear that i can cause this effect on people so i control myself, and yet i can make mistakes.

Everyone makes mistakes. What you learn from them and how you act after that defines what kind of person are you. Aren't it?

2 or 3 of them. I could not bring myself to unfollow. Even though they had not updated in over 3 years period keep hoping that someone will come back to them. Because those people I was once really close to at 1 time or another.

Supposedly I have about 3100 followers and I follow about 1500 blogs but I really wonder so many of the people follow me are still active.

I was appalled, scrolling through my news feed and coming across one of those articles, where a friend of mine had commented on it and now it showed up as something I might be interested in. The problem was, the comment came to my eye first, and as I read it, I was humiliated. This was a fellow Christian, and yet, their comment was unnerving. They were calling names. Complaining. Being rude and divisive. It. Was. Horrendous.

But that’s the problem with the internet, right? You can basically interact with anyone on the planet, and when it’s not someone you know personally, you feel like you can say whatever you want, however you want. It’s unlikely we’d use the same crass language in everyday conversation. We definitely wouldn’t use it as we assembled with our brothers and sisters. But behind the screen….hundreds if not thousands of miles away from the ones we’re interacting with…we’re embolden with sinful attitudes. Unafraid (and unashamed, sadly) to voice our spiteful, hurtful, non-Christlike words to anyone who happens to run across them.

As those claiming and striving to be disciples of Jesus, let’s be careful. No, let’s be vigilant. Let’s be purposeful, using only language that is befitting of one who wears the name of Christ. Even if we’re interacting with strangers — people who may never know our religious beliefs or whole-hearted convictions. But shouldn’t they see a reflection of them, even if we don’t have “I’m a Christian” stamped across our profile picture? Shouldn’t they be able to see a sense of decency, humility, and care in our words and interactions?

Followers of Christ aren’t perfect. At all. We are – praise our amazing God! – justified by the blood of our dear Savior. We are cleansed of the unrighteousness that we too-often commit. We fail, but we are trying. Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior. Trying to let the world see a light that comes from our God, a life that will give praise and honor to His holy name.

Sometimes, though, we get in the way of His light. We put our own political agendas…beliefs…first amendment rights…above the One whose name we wear. And shame on us for that. Shame on me for that. Our lives are to be about Christ. Characterized by Christlikeness. Always striving to be more like Him, and less like ourselves. Constantly battling to get the bad out and the holy in. Not constantly battling with people on social media about flags and guns and candidates and sports teams and retail stores and/or anything else. Our lives shouldn’t be characterized by debate. They should be characterized by the gospel. By good news. By purity and sanctification.

Because let me be honest with you, it is SO hard to keep from sinning. It is SO hard to stop being selfish. I don’t have enough time in my day to sit and troll the internet for stories I disagree with or that might cause a comment war on my wall. I need more Jesus. Even more Jesus than I can possibly fill my day with.

So let’s be people who are striving, whole-heartedly, for holiness. Striving for peace with all people, even the ones we disagree with. People who are known as loving, caring, patient, and generous. Let our minds be molded into the mind of Christ. Let our lives magnify His holy name, and the greatest cause.

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I just stop randomly, and then feel awkward about it for the next day and a half

like, naturally ending them when you're socializing and enjoying it, but the conversation has run it's course.

i don't know what to sya... do you say bye? is that weird? How can you tell when the other perosn is done talking?

would it be rude to just stop if it feels done...

there is so much to take account for

aaaaaaaahhhhhhh