XoXo, Gossip Girl
I read a quote the other day that has resonated with me for a few days now. We live in such a fast paced, need to know immediately world. We demand instant gratification, it's a competition between "friends" to find out information before the other, it's shooting others down when you already know something. This is not healthy for anyone, nor should anyone be upset when they learn things after others. Everything happens the way it's supposed to. Most recently, I was privy to some information that has not been made public yet. Out of respect for the request to not share it, and the SIMPLE fact that it's not my news to share, I am not putting it out there. Not my news to tell - nor is it acceptable to spread other people's news. This becomes gossip, surrounded by speculation, and not the full truth. NOT OKAY. I used to be surrounded by people who had to know information before anyone else around them, so they could be the ones to tell it. OR they ...