Choose you battles wisely!

Some of today’s war zones are found in our hands or on our desks. These wars are not fought with guns and tanks, but with a keyboard. We live in a society where everyone has an opinion, and if you disagree, you may feel the right to make your opinion known. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always end there. There will be a rebuttal. What’s worse, is when it turns into name-calling, shaming, and flat out disrespect. We have forgotten the art of respect.

When I look at Twitter or Facebook, I see posts that make me cringe. Then, when you read the comments, whoa! Sometimes, it’ll look like there are people who dedicate their time to fight every post that opposes their point of view! I have learned that fighting every “post” will lead to your audience shrinking along with your influence.

“Choose your battles wisely. Afterall, life isn’t measured by how many times you stood up to fight. It’s not winning battles that make you happy, but it’s how many times you turned away and chose to look into a better direction. Life is too short to spend it warring. Fight only the most, most, most important ones, let the rest go.” – C. Joybell C.

As you get on Facebook or Twitter, don’t get caught up in the warring going on. Figure out what matters and fight those battles. Don’t bother fighting ones that don’t profit you anything. Remember, “choose your battles wisely.”