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What kind of emoji day are you having?

Communication and devices we have used has changed over the last 40 years. From handwritten letters mailed to each other, to phones connected to the wall outlet, to cell phones the size of a book bag, to cell phones small enough to fit in your pocket and are with you 24 hrs a day.

In letter writing days, some of the most enjoyable, authentic, heart felt letters were written. Before phones this was the only way to communicate long distance. My Aunts who were raised with a phone back then wrote pages and pages of letters rather than call. The great thing about that, is their letters remained and could be passed down through generations. Don’t get me started about their penmanship. Awesome! Beautiful words of art!

Fast forward thru the technology, and the fact that letter communication has basically died, we arrive at emojis! Hieroglyphs is back but now we call them emojis😂.

Communication in emojis leaves much to be desired as it leaves the reader to fill in specifics. Example: 😂did I laugh hysterically? Out loud? Or did it make me smile with a chuckle? Maybe this emoji would have been more correct 😆or this one😄or 😊☺️😄😁. Now before you say it , I know there is a “dictionary” for emojis on the internet. In truth who has time and who really and truly has studied Emojis?

So why use Emojis if it leaves so much gray area regarding intent or description? Well, I’ve found that for me it can be a way to convey my feelings without too much having to be said. Problem? The person reading what I wrote with the emoji can misinterpret my meaning and the level of what I was feeling based on their own interpretation of the emoji used.

As someone who survived abuse as a child, expression of my feelings could not always be transparent and true! I learned early in life that what I felt had to be in agreement with my abuser, regardless of what I felt. I learned to make statements that said just enough to release some of my emotional pressure, but not get myself in trouble. I also learned to keep most of what I felt to myself.

As a survivor it’s tough to be honest about what you feel. Judgement is a great fear. Living through emotional judgement as a child causes you to expect it as an adult, and definitely influences what you say, how you say it and to whom you say it, every min of everyday!

It’s baby steps needed to be able to get to speak your truth. Misinterpretation is always a fear for those who experienced abuse. We wish to be understood 100% when we speak. But often that doesn’t happen because we still are speaking in code that we learned long ago during the abuse. The person who is listening often doesn’t know the code. So often when I’ve been misunderstood I retreat, as it feels too tiring to try to explain myself or even just get what I feel out. This is where Emojis for me come into play….

I post a lot on twitter, for many reasons, mainly cause it’s quick and I can get out my feelings and put them in the universe. I have found many who get me! Even through blogging I have found many who get me. Twitter is just a quicker way for me to say in short spurts what I need to and then continue on my day.

Emojis give me the ability to present what I mean, quick fast and it’s actually kind of colorful. Now here’s the great part for me… it’s not too much information being put out there but it releases my need to speak and with honestly according to how I feel it. Now, to other part of this is when others read it … most of the time I just get likes on the post. The person reading it may find a different meaning for them, and that’s ok, but they affirmed that I exist just by reading it and liking it. Do they have to know every detail? No. Do they have to get the deep message of the feeling that a particular emoji expresses for me? No. They just see me and for that post for that moment that’s enough for me. I spent most of my childhood being unseen. So a simple like on my twitter post really makes me smile because someone somewhere related in some way to my emoji post. If nothing else… they saw me and acknowledge me.

My blog is different, here I write in detail and I write my truth in all its pain and glory. Not holding back, but opening up like a surgery and exposing the vital organs, stitching up areas of injury, removing bad cells, medicating the pain, all on the road to recovery.

So for anyone who is just starting out in communicating your experience or just want to speak your experience without saying too much use your emojis😊

Here’s my yesterday in emojis:
😊🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗😏🤔🤔😆😆😃😂🙄🙄👍🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😂😑😎😋😋😍🙏🏽☺️☺️🙏🏽😊🙏🏽😴

Not to bad for a Monday ❤️🙏🏽

So how has your day been in emojis?

🤗😍🤗😍🤗😍🤗😍🤗😍🤗😍☺️

17 comments

  1. I am always excited to read your posts…. I can’t put into words how kindred I feel with you – it’s like the person you meet & click instantly & are best friends… I am so blessed to have you here in my WordPress world 😁…
    Some of your posts I can barely read because they are so true and heartfelt…. areas I haven’t opened to yet… but need to…

    And you are fun! That hieroglyphics comment I think that made my whole day! ☺

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    • I truly appreciate your comments… on a day such as the one I’ve had it made me smile and feel understood when I read your comment. I truly thank you for reading but more importantly for commenting… you did a great thing today you let me know that I am not alone! Thank you soooo very much😊

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      • Awww, thank you 😊 I almost didn’t comment since I battle the I don’t matter / no one cares what I have to say messages….from growing up feeling unheard, unwanted, and like just another piece of furniture in the room, you know… Your reply blessed me back 💙

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      • Vulnerability is a scary experience. I soooo agree with you! If there was an emoji I’d be double clicking on that one for my experiences …😳….😊 maybe one day someone will design one … we can only hope. Have an awesome day!

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      • Yesterday I was feeling those feelings again…. the i don’t matter… I’m not important feelings…. it hurts!!!!!!! Deep down in your soul. But Gods got me and you and we will flourish to be what He wants us to be …. regardless! Stay blessed 🙏🏽❤️

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    • Nice to meet you. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I love your phrase “mood comprehended” – perfect! That’s one of my biggest problems sometimes with emojis is I can’t find the one I want when I need to. We all have bleh days… for me i know that’s a sign I need to take sometime out for just me and regroup… (boy is that a process in it self😳) Know that I encourage you and support your experience and I hope feel better soon. Much love ❤️😊

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  3. I love this post! And I relate to everything you wrote here, especially this part: “I spent most of my childhood being unseen. So a simple like on my twitter post really makes me smile because someone somewhere related in some way to my emoji post. If nothing else… they saw me and acknowledge me.” — oh, yes, I know exactly what you mean!!

    My day on the day you wrote this was mostly: 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😍🙏🏽😁. I went to see the surgeon who had removed and biopsied a cyst, and I learned that it was not cancer as I had feared! I also learned that my body was having an autoimmune reaction to the cyst, which explains why I have been feeling so sick. But now the cyst is gone and I feel much better. Hallelujah!!!

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    • God is good! I’m grateful for you taking the time to comment but more grateful that you shared how Gods blessing you…HE is so awesome and though your childhood may have been filled with people not seeing you… today I see you and I celebrate with you! Stay blessed! 😊🙏🏽❤️

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  5. Cool! I knew there was an emoji dictionary and stuff but who really does check it? I feel like people like emojis better because it’s a visual sort of way of communicating bringing it to a personal level. Emojis are also a form of body language in a text. We love this, because the ambiguity of body language fascinates us. Thank you, this post gave me a really good idea for a blog post!

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