The social media craze has got us all up in arms. Who's with who? Where are they going? What are they doing? What are they wearing? And so forth... Social media, originally created as a fun way to keep in contact with old friends and relatives, build networks or simply just to see what everyone has been up to, has become a platform of who is who. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love social media and I find it quite entertaining but when I find myself comparing my life to other or envying them for the things they have, I know I've hit a bump somewhere in the road.
Social media and more specifically I'm speaking about Instagram, has become a dangerous form of self harm. Okay, that sounds a tad bit dramatic but think about it. When we're having the worst hair day accompanied by that lower abdominal bloating that causes our stomach to make us look like we're 5 months pregnant, scrolling through our Instgram feed is probably not the safest thing to do. We then stumble upon Chloe (say for instance) who has just come from a photoshoot, who's hair is looking longer and glossier than Rapanzel before she let it down, and physique on point, looking as though she's been gyming since the age of 2. Yes, then we go into exile mode and begin beating ourselves up for not looking like Chloe who seems to have it working for her. In that moment, we forget that Instagram is merely a REPRESENTATION of our best days. What I am saying is that we have not seen a picture of Chloe while on her periods, eating a two litre tub of ice cream with that huge zit on her face, because Chloe would never dare let the world see her in that state. Now I'm not making fun of Chloe, just reminding all you beautiful princesses that Instagram is NOT REAL!!
Instagram has distorted our complete outlook on life and what we're supposed to look like. It has gotten to the point where we no longer do things for the fun of doing but rather to document it and let the world know what we're doing. Its a sad reality that even I am guilty of. I want this post to serve as a reminder to us all that we are all human and far from perfect. We are drenched in imperfections but that is exactly what makes us so uniquely beautiful. If God wanted us to look like Valencia filter, He would have created us that way. So take that filter off, honey. You are STUNNING!!!
