Narcissism?

Tonight I watched Julie and Julia for the first time - thank you, Netflix! I really loved this movie. I am so drawn to Amy Adams - love her in just about any movie. (Have you ever seen Junebug? If you haven't, rent it. She was up for an Oscar!) Anyway... I thought the movie was really cute, and I think we can all relate to the funk she was in before her blog. I definitely have times in my life where I ask myself, "What the heck am I doing?!"

There was one part in particular that resonated with me, though... at one point her husband called her challenge and accompanying blog narcissistic. So I wondered throughout the rest of the movie if having a blog is such. But, isn't all social media narcissistic? All of us parading our lives and expecting interest? But, the truth is... I read blogs. I read Facebook. I truly DO care what you ate for dinner, or what cute thing your kid said, or what you looked like in your wedding dress. I think it is fascinating to see clips of other's lives. I learn from it, I laugh at it, I feel a part of it.

And, I find some of my own sharing to be therapeutic. Think about life before Facebook and Blogs where you just kept all your thoughts bottled up or shared them with a friend directly. This way, we all can be heard, and we can move on with our days. Sometimes that is all people want - to be heard. And, whether it is a status update about how crappy the weather is or that your boss was mean to you, I think people do feel better sometimes just putting it out there in the universe.

Although we are a narcissistic world, we are also open and transparent and vulnerable. I am glad Julie Powell continued her blog... as will I.