Humility and Social Media

Social media mangles humility. Social media says, toot your horn for the world to see (or just your followers). Social media says, filter, edit and post for optimum number of likes to inflate your self-worth.

 

For me, personally, I am starting to pause before I post. Am I posting this because I genuinely feel it has a valuable message worth sharing? Or am I posting merely for likes or for people to cheer my ego forward? In the past few days I have tried to take a step back and remember why I have my fitness Instagram and why I keep it. It was originally for accountability, but I don’t actually need to be held accountable any more. My actions are now habits that I truly want to take part in. I am going to take a step back from posting a sweaty selfie just to clarify that, hey, look at me, I did wake up at 4:30 and get in a workout. Because, it’s a given. And I don’t need to share that every day to feel verified. I do want to focus on sharing food because it inspires me and inspires others. I want to post captions that show my raw and vulnerable and honest feelings, because that’s the important stuff. The sharing, the connecting. I want to make sure I am focusing on getting out the message of the importance of radiating positive vibes and keeping a grateful spirit.

 

It’s tough. I think humility is going to be similar to passion. Sitting here writing about it isn’t really going to do anything – I am going to have to put it into action. Let it work itself out as I focus my intentions into it.