Somewhere between the filters and the influencers, we've forgotten how to enjoy our moments.
Going out with friends has just become a free photoshoot opportunity.
I don't want to see yet another picture, that happens to be the lucky winner of the four hundred it took to be satisfied enough to post online.
I don't want to see another cringe worthy video of someone moving their head around like they have accidentally pressed record while checking if they have food on their faces.
I want to see that beautiful candid photo that your friend took when you had absolutely no idea. I promise that the flaws you spot are completely invisible to everyone else.
I want to see that amazing selfie snapshot you quickly took in a moment of laughter, you know the one you only have two options to choose from and atleast one person in the group definitely has an issue with it.
Normalise sharing raw and real moments.
Life isn't about climbing a mountain only to distort your body into some unnatural pose to take a photo (or sixty) that advertises your latest active wear purchase. It's about getting to the top and loving the view.
Don't take the precious time you have with the people you love for granted by getting them to take a series of photos of you with a plate of food in the restaurant only to go through and delete them all and continue to take selfies instead of actually consuming and enjoying the meal in good company.
Why has it all become about proving to the world how great your life is, instead of actually relishing in your great life.
I'm not saying that I don't want to see a selfie when you feel pretty, we all do that, we all love that, I love to see that. I'm not talking about the pictures of my friends at dinner or those fun holiday pictures or the pictures you take on a good day out. I love seeing those pictures. I just don't love the unbelievably common IG influencer type vibes, you know, the daily doses you get in your feed, over and over.
I know these 'perfect' posts are not bringing the joy that you would expect to the poster and it becomes a slippery slope to an acceptance addiction, living only for the validation of complete strangers all the while making even more vulnerable members of the general public feel less than worthy also.
I simply want to encourage people to live for themselves and not for their followers. Bring back the real candid, happy moments. Show the raw love. What do you have to prove to random followers behind screens?
The most magic moments are the moments that you're not expecting to show everyone, sometimes you're lucky enough to catch them on camera and for years to come those are the photos that you will want to reflect on and show your kids.
Great instagram posts don't necessarily equal a great life, just be careful not to fall into that trap.
Enjoy the time you have, living and loving moments with beautiful people and in beautiful nature and while consuming beautiful food. And post all of the pictures that remind you of how truly amazing those moments are, even the not so instaworthy ones.
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