This is Real Life

social media is sort of funny.

it's a place we come to share our thoughts with the world. our perspectives, adventures, stories. our lives, really to share ourselves.

Although people are so obsessed with impressing and pleasing everyone, trying to look like some picture perfect person living an absolutely ideal life, that they turn out to be anything but real.

it's like the family we saw at slick-rock. [a moderately challenging bike course in Moab.] They got the family, five or so young kids, one with training wheels, and all stood at the entrance sign posed with their bikes for a picture.
After taking the pictures they rode around the parking lot for a bit before loading back up to leave. [Sure, I don't know the situation] I'd bet that that picture appeared on face book with some caption along the lines of "so fun, biking slick-rock with the family!!" where people commented, praising and admiring.

social media turns into that far too often. people living a life solely for the purpose of posting about it. is that truly living??
blogs shouldn't be about trying to prove yourself, or impress others.
a blog should be real. that doesn't have to mean full of negativity, or that blogs shouldn't still be nice and enjoyable. but people and girls need to realize it's okay not to be perfect, don't hesitate before sharing your ideas with the world, don't be ashamed to be you because we're only human.

speak your mind, and wear your heart on your sleeve, if that's perfect photography, great, but if it's flawed phrases and thoughts, that's okay too.

...if I'm going to inspire someone, I'd rather inspire someone through who I really am than by the face I'm putting out and pretending to be.