I have been consistently active on social media for a couple of years now. It started with my own health transformation journey and in sharing that part of my life with others, it evolved into a desire to inspire and empower others to take responsibility for their lives and create the positive change they were seeking.
As much as you have gotten to know me over this time, I have also gotten to know many of you through your supportive comments, messages, chats, etc. I never realized how many people I have touched by simply sharing my own joy, success, and challenges. It humbles me everyday and I am blessed to be able to influence others in a favourable way.
The truth is though, is that it is not easy to show up to my life everyday as it appears on social media. What I share is just a glimpse of perspective, enlightenment, and connection in that moment. It takes work on my part to find the best in every day. There is a lot of self-resistance that I have worked through over the years to get to this point and I still have a long way to go in being completely unapologetically me. I believe there is a negative perception of social media when it comes to “oversharing” and the fakeness of it all, however, I have a different opinion on this simply because I know why I continue to share. I think social media is an escape (and a distraction) for many of us who are tired of seeing the world falling apart everywhere we turn. I find comfort in knowing that I have the power to follow who or what I want and consequently, am influenced by it in a way that serves my spirit. So, when I see a share that spreads success, happiness and love, I am all for it. I follow it closely. I learn from it. I model it. It inspires me to think if they can, I can. I do not assume it is fake or people are pretending to be someone they are not. I think it is safe to say we all have something going on in our lives that affects us negatively, just because some choose not to share that part, it should not be assumed that they are pretending to be happy. Perhaps in that one moment, they are, and they felt safe enough to share it with you because they thought it could help you too.
Social media can be used as a way to foster genuine connections and create inspiration universally to generate a wave of change. By supporting others, we support ourselves but by sabotaging others, we sabotage ourselves. To those of you who follow me because of the inspiration and value I bring to your life every day, I thank you. For those of you who I follow and share the most random of things, I thank you. Keep sharing and be you. Be unapologetically you. You help me too.