Social Media - is it real life?

seeing as it's been such a hot topic of late

i thought I'd share my thoughts on the Essena Oneil situation

 she's done an amazing job at sharing her point and i applaud that

everyone seems to know who she is and what she stands for

i've followed her for a little while and noticed her tune change toward social media

i always appreciated her opinions and understood where she was coming from

the thing is, i don't completely agree with how she's gone about it all

but what she did was her choice

yes, social media is a huge part of life, especially our generation

for some people perhaps it's not real life

as a 'blogger' i will admit that in the past I have felt forced to post photos of clothes i would personally never wear

but that was my own fault for allowing that to happen, I had every right to say no

but now I know how to stay true to my personal style

and I always remind myself that my blog is my creative outlet

blogging is a chance for me to share my photography, personal style and my inspiration

if one of my outfit posts helps someone style something in different way, i think that's pretty cool

social media is whatever you want it to be

if you want to pretend your life is perfect on there, then you have the right to

i feel what happened to Essena is a reflection of our society and the pressure of perfection we sometimes feel we have to be

however, we dont have to succumb to anything we don't want to

i don't think we should go about each day living through our phones

there's nothing worse than trying to have a conversation with someone who isn't paying attention because they're scrolling through their instagram feed

in summary, I personally like social media, it helps to keep us all connected
like anything in life, it should be done in moderation

it's all about balance