We All Struggle

I saw this tweet recently and it made me feel some type of way. I realised how easy it might be for people to just look at Instagram and assume everyone's else life is perfect. I can see why someone might, looking at Instagram, conclude that they are the only ones whose life isn't perfect, the only one who struggles.

Well, if anyone like that follows me, I want to assure you that you are not the only one who struggles. We all struggle. Maybe on different levels but we all have problems, we all have struggles. We all have days when our income just doesn't seem to be enough, probably most days actually. We all have fears that keep us up late at night. The problem is there is no way to take a picture of that and put on instagram.

Even if it was possible to snap our worries and fears, why would anyone want to do or even see that? It's much easier to take pictures of the good times, the perfect sunsets, the amazing views we see on vacations or even just around town. It's easier to take pictures of food at the ridiculously expensive restaurant we can only afford once in a blue moon or the spa treatment we give ourselves as reward for persevering for another 6 months at our not-perfect jobs.

In the end, a lot of people do not want to dwell on the negatives in their lives. We want and try to hold on to the good moments for as long as possible. We take pictures, make videos and share them in the hope that people can share the joy we derive from these things with us.

I understand that some people may post pictures or videos of the finer things of life just to make others feel bad or think they have awesome lives. Imagine how sad someone's life has to be for them to do that. You ought to feel pity not  be jealous of them.

I know some people have "fake it till you make it" as their motto. Personally, I don't think there is anything wrong with that. You shouldn't either. It's their life and so long as they enjoy it, it's all good.

I guess the point of this post is to let you know that my life is not half as easy or smooth talk more of perfect as my social media may suggest. I'm sure it's the same for a lot of people and it's no fault of theirs because human nature means we are less inclined to publicise or document the negatives we encounter on this journey called life. So please enjoy the, few, nice pictures I post on social media.

Don't be so fast to wish you had mine or anyone else life, you have no idea what really goes on in it. Post your nice pictures too, share your positives. Sometimes my day is so shitty that I look forward to getting on social media to cheer myself up with the beautiful pictures of stranger's cats, food, cars, celebrity encounters and all round positive and joyful experiences.