There is nothing more frustrating than someone hiding in the ether the Internet is and slanders you.

Yesterday, I received a Facebook email I thought was a bad joke at first.  This person I have never met accuses me of doing things that just cannot happen.  While that particular account could have been hacked, it is nonetheless a disturbing event.  So the reactions are as follows: make a huge stink, alert everyone and go into defense mode, or think things through and calm down?

If the latter does not come naturally for me, it is what I did.  I decided to talk a few deep breaths, then lit a few candles and burned incense.  I started to meditate and asked questions.  While the answers weren’t revelations, they were soothing and felt calm deep within the peace inside.  I decided to tackle the problem logically.  I documented everything, filed an abuse report, looked the person online and in Facebook and finally sent emails to her friends to clarify who she is.

It isn’t easy dealing with such a negative thing, especially when you know it isn’t true but sometimes we are called to deal with absurd situations.  We must take adversity in stride, knowing we are right and either someone is having sick fun, or just is deranged.  One step at a time…

In the meantime, my feelings toward Facebook don’t change.  It isn’t a great tool.  You end up wasting more time than it is worth.  If Facebook is great are rekindling old friendships, that is all I can say about it.  It makes us lazy, accept friendships at the push of a button instead of going out there and meeting people in real life…