Win Friends and Influence People on Facebook

Everyone I know seems to have a Facebook page.

I have one, but I'll admit, I don't pay as much attention to it as I should. It not only a great place for keeping in touch with friends, for reconnecting with old friend, for letting off steam about your latest pet peeve, and for posting family photos or interesting sites you have run into elsewhere online, but it also offers the perfect venue for sharing what matters to you most at any given moment.

By sharing, I don't mean beating your readers over the head with non-stop messages about your chosen cause, but I do mean letting people know what you believe. Don't worry about the reactions of others---Facebook allows you to delete any comments you don't like. After all, it IS supposed to be YOUR page.

It can be discouraging sometimes when you post a quote, a picture, or an opinion and get no response at all. Don't worry, unless you are totally obnoxious, someone out there is reading what you have to say---especially if you make the effort to provide interesting posts on a variety of subjects in between the posts about whatever it is you are trying to promote.

Take a little time to comment on the posts that others are making on their blogs, too. Dale Carnegie, in his book, How To Win Friends and Influence People , says that the most important part of making friends is to let them know you are interested in them and in what is happening in their lives.

The Bible tells us that we reap what we sow. If you have a Facebook account, why not sow a few comments on the pages of your friends and see what happens.

We All Need Friends Like John

My late brother-in-law was bed-ridden for almost 40 years. My sister was so grateful to those who stopped by often to visit with him,and who offered to stay long enough to give her a chance to run to the store or just take a short walk.

If you are in need of some inspiration amid all the doom and gloom we have been hearing about during the past few months, read one of Ellen Fedder's recent Associated Content articles about her handicapped husband's friend, John.

In the last sentence of her article, Ellen expresses a wish to be a friend like John. Check out her article here: JOHN

I firmly believe that people like "John," will have a special reward in Heaven, and I, too, would like to be like him.