Social media can be loads of fun, I very much enjoy sharing some wee its and bits and pieces of my life with you and seeing some sniplets of other wonderful souls appear on my very own dashboard, but it can be so easy to forget that is is just that: pieces.
Today I came across quite the thought-provoking video, that you shall find at the very endof this post.~
I would be super interested though, how many photos actually look like this *thinks*
Just like with everybody else, I have negative things happening in my life as well - and it is on purpose, that I keep most of them to myself. Most of the time,it just doesn't hold enough relevance to me, to focus my energy on posting about it. And to be honest, I am not someone who is easily pissed off about the regular annoyances of life or who stays annoyed for long enough to compose something for the internet *laughs*.
Every now and then though, it is important to remind people, that nobody is perfect and that what can be found on social media, is only what we decide to share, so it will always remain but a fragment of the complexity, that is one's life.
What are your thoughts on this and have you ever caught yourself envying somebody else's life online?
I think that everybody has envied another person's "Insta-perfect" life at some point or another.
AntwortenLöschenIt is very easy to share only the good aspects of one's life online. At the same time, I find it quite pointless to focus on negativity, unless it is a much needed vent, or one's goal is to spread an important message. Mundane life, on the other hand, is familiar and uninteresting to almost everyone. And so, we are left with deceptively pretty pictures of our predictable lives.
On a more personal note, I relate to the drag queen in that video so much, haha! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, Elverynel. <3
Oh yes I definitely agree with you - you have some interesting and reeeally good points!
LöschenI think it can be quite tough to find the right balance between the good and the bad, but I don't really put that much thought into it, I wouldn't want my profile to become all planned and scheduled *laughs*
I personally also don't post about daily negative things much, because I don't want a response. Venting a wee bit every now and then can really help, but I wouldn't want to put my wee annoyances of the week onto the internet, where nothing ever vanishes (and maybe still recieve comments on it after a year or so.)
Haha yes the drawg queen was amazing!~ But who doesn't love to gear up with a nifty costume in the middle of the night to feel all fancy whilst sipping on one's tea thehe - so much fun ^~^
Hi Elverynel,
AntwortenLöschenThat’s a good thought! It’s true we easily forget that social media does not show every aspect of our lives but only a few moments we like to share. It’s a little bit like looking through a keyhole into another’s life. Sometimes when looking at the accounts of other people I am wondering how they manage all that time to take the perfect pictures all around the world.
It’s stunning and yes, sometimes I wish I had more time to do the same thing. But as you say we don’t see into each other’s lives and we don’t see what sacrifice are needed to have that seemingly perfect life.
In the end everyone lives their life in their own way, in their own time, and I think that’s a good thing.
Greetings~
LöschenIndeed, there is so much that happens behind a person's camera than you get so to see. When you are modelling, people will only see the finished product, but not the e.g. icy water one hat to stand in for hours or feel the aches from keeping an uncomfortable pose without moving - let alone makeup and retouch, Gah!
It is as you say, a wee bit like peeking through a keyhole.
This is where something like the Instagram story feature comes reeeeallyyyy in handy I think, it allows you to share some more "everyday-stuff" ... 🍃
Have a grand weekend, dear and thank you for your comment~
Hi, Elverynel! What a nice blog you have and thank you for sharing and talking about this theme. I am one of your follower in Instagram as well and yes, I have caught myself envying other people's life online. It's not because of that they are always look pretty and happy all the time, but more because that they seem to live surrounded by interesting thing. I follow some elves of Instagram and their gallery are just so awesome, full of nature pictures and greenery, and they can always visit medieval fairs all the time. Basically very elvenwordly! (I don't know if that word even exist haha :D). In compare to them, my place seem so boring. I live in an overcrowded metropole, in a small messy flat and very far from the nature. The closest place I can reach that has enough green space and pretty nature is about 3 hours by car from my flat. Even that isn't satisfying, because everyone in my city will just go there for refreshing. So, instead of photographing or enjoying nature, I will always meet lots of people. There is also no medieval fairs and such in my country, maybe simply because it's not part of our culture. I live in Southeast Asia where medieval culture and LARP is not just unpopular but probably so close to unknown. This is what I usually envy them for. I mean, how can they just be so lucky to be born and live in a place surrounded by beautiful nature, clean air and so on? Live in a place where it's so easy to find and visit medieval festivals? But again, of course it's not good to just envy them and being sad for not having the same chance. I try to turn the envy into a motivation for me to work harder so that someday I can move to where they are. :)
AntwortenLöschenOoh what a beautiful comment! ✨ I love your spirit! (And also your username, Old German is one of my favourite languages)
LöschenI think up to a certain extent we always envy what we cannot have a different oh, it is so easy to focus on what somebody who else has so much, that we become blind to the beautiful things and opportunities that are surrounding US.
There is one thing I have learned through travelling a lot (and to the most unlikely places) and that is to find beautiful and nifty things about everywhere.🌿
I’ve been to places with sparse or no nature at all. One of them was particularly challenging for me personally and it was my father who helped me through my stay with one simple truth: if you cannot find anything beautiful about this place, you have to look harder and male it a home for yourself.✨🌞
And he was indeed very right, you know? I always say that if setting is not available for you, you can still create if around you and surround yourself with it.
If your own personal space mirrors what you love most, then it is a true home thehe✨😊
You can create your very own elven ambassay *giggles*
I am really wishing for you to reach your dreams and that one day your hard work will pay off – I am sure it will, you can do this, fellow Elf!🌿
Have an enchanting rest of the week with loads of wonders comment your way!
Lots of Elflove
Elverynel~
PS: There is one forest where I tend to run into other people a lot as well and I always make it a challenge to be seen by as few of them as possible – like a sneaky Ranger thehe
I agree with this so much as well, thank you so much for posting this and all the other related posts as a reminder! I myself often find myself envying Instagram Elven Folks as well. Being 16 and still in school I often feel stuck and don't dare to "live to my full potential", if you will. I'd like to dress more Elflike (I ADORE your style!��), and just generally live a more inspired life, but I so scared of people judging me... (my school is rather small and everyone knows eachother.) So often I find myself scrolling through Instagram and Pinterest wishing that I could be like that more while my own life feels so stagnant and...well, boring... And added to that my family is not supportive of me at all, if anything they always ignore me. (I thaught myself how to swing a sword forward so it rotates in less than an hour the other day, and was very proud of it because I really want to learn how to swordfight and do epic tricks like Thranduil- *swoons* but upon showing my family they all either ignored me or acted not amused... *sigh*) So yes, I really get where everyone is coming from here, thank you so much again for sharing! ������
AntwortenLöschenOh I can relate to how you feel so so very much! When I was your age I had great difficulties with expressing myself as well (it didn't really help that I was suuuper shy as well!) But I do have a wee little video planned with wee little things that did help me loads back when I was stuck like that ^~^ I did one on how to be true to yourself a while ago but I want to do one that is a tad more specific as quite a few in my glorious elven army are quite young and feel a similar way as you do.
LöschenThank you also so much for your sweet compliment, you make me blush thehe~
*hands over shiny medal* Keep going being you and going after the things you are passionate about - and never let anybody's disinterest get you down or dim the shine of your own passion and enthusiasm!~ <3
Lot so Elflove,
Elverynel~
Aaaahh!! Thank you so much for responding! *squeels* I'm very much looking forward to that video in any case! Many thanks for taking the time making them and inspiring so many of us to stay true to ours-elves! (Pun intended, alright sorry ^^" ) *takes medal and clutches it to heart* Thank you so much, fair Elven-Warrior-Queen! *bows*
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