TMI

We have YouTube, Skype and more. But what if your life were on screen 24/7 via live-streaming video?

Oversharing. In the real world, it seems to happen all the time. We call it TMI: too much information.

Sometimes it's WTMI. Way too much information.

You might not be familiar with the term, but you undoubtedly know it when it happens. It's the guy in the next cubicle who insists on showing you his rash. TMI.

It's Great-Aunt Hilda explaining her issues with indigestion and irregularity. TMI. It's the neighbor who insists on taking the trash to the curb in nothing but his boxers. TMI. WTMI.

You get the idea. As a pastor who's made many hospital and home visits, you probably have a ton of stories you can tell without breaking confidentiality protocols.

Fortunately, although oversharing exists, most human beings have learned to hide uncomfortable aspects of their personal lives from others. Most of us have figured out that it's best to keep some things to ourselves in order to maintain our own dignity and protect others from awkwardness. We've learned how to avoid TMI.

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