At my mom's retirement party earlier this summer, my 88-year-old maternal grandmother was asked what she thought of Tweeting.
Her response? "I only tweet when I drink too much at Christmas!".
As I was smiling, I asked Grandma Lucy what she thought of social media. To my surprise, she said that there was a lot of good in social media, and that the good tended to outweigh the bad when it is used to keep in touch with family. But she did caution that "there is a lot of crap mixed in with the good", and we would be wise to know the difference. I spent many hours in her company listening to stories of family parties she attended as a young girl, where people just sat around and talked, enjoying each other's company. I have been to enough family parties of my own as the practice passed down through my generation and the next, and when the lightning-fast pace of society infrequently gets me down, these memories are there to calm and sustain me as I take a minute to plan my strategy for climbing the next mountain.
I love you Grandma!
Your Partner In Life
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