I made a Pinterest account quite a few years ago and I just loved it. I would check it every day and pin new things but eventually it kind of made its way to the back of my mind.
But people. My love for that dang website has come back. And it's bad. Now I just constantly want to be finding new pictures to pin, clothes I wish I had, hairstyles I wish I could pull off, food I wish I had the skill to make, my future wedding dreams, and dream children.
But then a couple of days ago I took a step back and thought. Wait... none of these pictures are real life. Well sure, they were real for those who originally "pinned" them but they were not at all a representation of my life. Sometimes I find myself looking at the beautiful people strewn throughout the popular feed on Pinterest and I start judging myself. I start thinking things like "why can't my hair be that thick?" or "why can't my nose be that small?" But then you know what I realize? I am incredibly blessed. There will always be people out there that I think have it better than me, but then I remember that everyone has their own set of trials in life and we should not be basing the quality of what we have been blessed with based on what they have.
This is not me saying that I am going to boycott Pinterest, cuz come on you just can't deny that it has some great ideas on there. But I am going to start looking at it with a new perspective.
lol nice! I've never used Pinterest myself. I get easily engulfed in these things. I'm already posting way too much on FB as it is, so I usually try and keep myself from getting into to many other things XD Though it's tempting......
ReplyDeletePinterest is the worst and best thing that has happened to me! I totally understand what you're saying about how it isn't your reality! I really like that you haven't just decided to boycott it but keep the right perspective! Too often we try to completely change things when really we just have to look at them in a different way!
ReplyDeleteHey, what a great perspective!! I definitely fall prey to this same idea, and i always try to apply other peoples 'highlight reels' to my life's 'bloopers'! thanks for reminding me whats important!
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