Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are not for the weak hearted. Not because of the "Friends" who drop obscenities like it's going out of style, or those who complain on a daily basis...although those can definitely be a turn off. I'm referring to the friends who seem to be going to amazing places, living the high life, and meeting all sorts of famous or infamous people.

We feel like we are on the outside looking in, which I guess in reality we are...especially when we're cruising through our news feed on any of the social networking giants. The more connected we find ourselves trying to be...the less connected to people we feel. It can feel very solitary. Not all the time, but it certainly happens.

We often wonder if we should be doing more...or maybe doing less?

Sometimes cruising through social networks make us feel a little less relevant. We feel like we're not with the cool kids or hanging out in the right places. Many, many years ago when I was doing my undergraduate work, I learned about marginalization. As I understood it then it was the idea that we don't feel as if we fit into any specific category. As much as we may try to be a part of one group, we don't totally feel comfortable, so we find that we are marginalized...sometimes even by our own doing.

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