Pursue Your IG Happiness

Isn't it interesting how certain things resonate with people and some things don't? Like when Flickr was the hot new thing I just couldn't get into it. I also couldn't get into Pinterest.

I'm kinda into Twitter but not as much as Facebook which I like and use a whole lot. I have a presence in Linkedin (but I still really don't "get" it). I was sort of getting into Vine ... but well ... I guess Instagram took care of that one ...

Speaking of which ... I LOVE Instagram. I really do. It gets me engaged with myself and with others in ways that I think is creative and fun. And I've gotten so used to posting that it's lickity split for me to shoot and post. Love it. I love how I get to craft and tell my story in a certain way ... to make a living scrapbook if you will ... to tell not the complete story but a uniquely told one nonetheless.

What I also think is interesting is how there's this murmur surrounding IG (and really all other social media platforms) from folks about what a cool post is and what a non-cool post is. I hear folks say on very high horses about how folks should do this and that ... like ... post less often, post more often, post not so many selfies, post more selfies, post fewer shots of babies, post more shots of babies, post less about art, post more about art.

For Pete's sake.

Post what YOU want on your IG feed. And let others post what they want on their IG feeds. Same goes for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Blogs, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

Follow feeds of people who you want to follow. And don't follow who you don't want to follow. It's your IG. Do what you want to. And don't do what you don't want to. And don't let the murmur from folks sitting on high horses kill your pursuit of your happiness ... on IG or elsewhere.

Live.
Let live.

Comments

[Nolwenn]

I agree.
I don't want to feel bad because I take and share self-portrait; it does not make me a self-absorbed woman.
I want to share sometimes what I eat, because it is part of my life. And I like when people share their meals, too. It's inspiring.

I don't force anyone to subscribe to my IG feed or any other social media I am on, and I want to be free to share the pretty and the ugly if I want to ;)

Is it okay to use (and credit) your image please ?

[Marcia Beckett]

Thanks for posting this! I agree. I love instagram and I print off all my pics from Printstagram and I put them in my real scrapbook.

[Kathy]

It's so refreshing to hear you tell your story about getting into (or NOT, as the case may be) all the different social media communities. The choices are astounding and each have their own draws, setbacks, quirks & personality traits! Totally get this and have had similar experience and feelings! I am also an IGer & cannot tear myself away. :)
Kathy
@wellerwishes on IG

[Mary @ Sea Quilts]

Thank you! I absolutely adore Instagram, but as one of the few middle-age-+ in my circle of followers, I feel self conscious about posting too much. I post pictures of my grand kids and I post pictures of my art quilts and I post pictures of what I want to be MY record. I post two or three times a week but I am ALWAYS thinking about not becoming annoying. Thanks for letting feel free to just be annoying if I want to.
Mary