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Saturday, April 6, 2013

So you know those pictures you see on Instagram or Facebook of people you know who look like they are having way to much fun? Do you know the people I am talking about? People who post pictures like these..

To be completely honest with you, I used to HATE when people posted pictures like these. All I could ever think is, "Know ones life is that much fun" and "That is so fake." Then I got to thinking... who cares? Who cares if it is fake? Who cares if it looks like they are having way to much fun sitting on the floor of their best friend's bedroom? I bet at that very moment when a little piece of time was captured in a photograph they were having fun. Because you know what, it is fun to sit on the floor of your best friend's bedroom. It is fun to walk around the streets at night doing nothing but laughing and enjoying the crisp night air. It is fun to look like you are having way to much fun, because at that moment you are.

People are always complaining about people being so fake on Instagram or Facebook. I used to be one of them. They say that the photos they post are nothing like their real lives, and blah blah blah. You know what, you are right! Those photos probably aren't anything like there real life. The majority of us probably do the exact same thing. We sit around on the couch cuddling with our dogs (or cats), catching up on the latest episode of New Girl and Pretty Little Liars (oh, that's just me... shame). But when we do choose to put down the popcorn bowl and venture outside, everything changes. We want to capture the nights walking around the city, or laughing with our best friends. The nights we go to dinner at midnight, and order WAY to much food. We capture these moments with a photograph because these are the moments we want to remember. To tell you the truth, I don't see anything wrong with that. And I see now that the only reason it bugged me before is because I was jealous of all those best friend laughing, driving in the car listening to t swift rocking, city night walking, too much food eating photographs.

In all honesty, I never took these pictures for the fear of being judged the way that I used to judge.  Now I realize it is all kind of ridiculous. Who cares?!?! Like for real, who cares? I am angry that the fear of what other people might think has caused me to not capture memories I wish I had. The random ones that you look back on ten years from now, and can still remember every laugh and every word that night consisted of. So you know what I am going to do? I am going to start now. I am going to document. I am going to freeze those little moments of time into a photograph, because there is nothing wrong with that. If people have a problem with it, then they don't have to be a part of it. I am just ready to not let the fear of being judged control what I do. So bring on the pictures, and bring on the memories! And bring on the weird looks, because there are always plenty of those to go around.

*images via Pinterest

12 comments:

  1. Shelb! I'm totally the same way. In fact it's the reason I steered clear of Facebook for so long. Honestly though, realizing that fear of judgement was something that was just stopping me from being myself has been one of the greatest "aha" moments in my life. Suddenly it didn't matter, I didn't have to put on make-up to run to the grocery store and worry about my goofy laugh. Seriously, I loved your post and your blog is super cute! Miss ya girl!

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    1. Oh my goodness Em! you have no idea how happy i was to see that you commented! i totally get it. it seriously is one of the best feelings realizing that it really just doesn't matter. like seriously, who cares? haha it was so good to hear from you. miss you! let's do something soon! and take plenty of pictures while we are at it ;)

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  2. That was powerful! I loved this line especially: "I am just ready to not let the fear of being judged control what I do." I agree. Be who you are :) And don't care what other people think. This is a lesson I'm learning. Thanks for writing this!!

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    1. well of course! it has been something that i have been thinking about a lot lately, and it has been my own personal struggle. i totally agree. just be who you are. it really doesn't matter what other people think. you could do everything "right", and people will still judge you. so don't waste your time caring about what other people think of you!

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  3. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it's fake, but who cares? It's not my life, it doesn't affect me, maybe it makes them happy?

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    1. this is something that i am definitely realizing and working on. you are so right. it isn't my life, so it should not affect me because it doesn't affect me. thanks for saying that. and i think it does make them happy.

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  4. Lovely insight! :> I agreeee


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  5. i think people are fake on social media, because these are the moments they want to remember, this is what they want to think about. nobody wants to think and reminisce about the afternoon they spent crying on their bedroom floor. we ALL have bad days. one thing i am really trying to work on is accepting them. they contribute to a whole life. just what's been on my mind.

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    1. i definitely get that. i think we learn just as much if not more from the bad days than the good ones. but i also believe there is a difference when it comes to capturing those moments. there are capturing those fun nights and the silliness of it all. those are the photos that are fun to look back on, and to get another laugh or smile every time.
      i think when it comes to the bad days it is a more personal experience. one that doesn't need to be or shouldn't be captured. the ones that are sacred to your own growth. these don't need to be shared. at the same time, those bad days can be captured in a whole different way. i think the bad days are the source of artistic inspiration. the pictures or projects that make you think a little deeper, and that can't be captured in something as simple as a candid image. does that make sense? haha

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  6. haha i love this! and pll - best show.

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    1. oh my word, pll.. this season was unreal! and the season finale!!! not ok. haha and thank you :)

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