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Social media is a powerful tool, lets use it for good!

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Too often the posts we see are fake, have no meaning or bring us down. Let's post about things that are authentic, meaningful and lift us up.

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"It's a typical girly selfish selfie. With this, I just show off my skinny legs, and my nice and tasty coffee. Has no point, has no meaning. Made it to get more likes."

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"Once your gorgeous kid is having picture issues you KNOW the struggle is real. Someone please unlock the mysteries of the perfect selfie! Or just photoshop Kim Kardashian's face on mine. Either way. #keepitreal #keepit100 #selfie #instagram #fail #imnotperfect #instafail" -@jenchthewench #humansofsocialmedia

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Just a reminder!!!!

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Photo Credit to Chompoo Baritone.  It's so easy to think the lives we see on these various platforms are perfect but we don't know what's happening behind their photos.‪

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Remember that what we see on social media is the "highlight reel" of everyone else's lives, not the whole story. Perfection is only a projection.

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This is a reminder I need often these days. I still feel pulled into the need for more validation from likes, comments, etc. I don’t know how or when my self-worth became based on someone’s click of a button, but in this new year, I’m trying to reclaim my worth outside of the Internet. You can’t buy what you need with Monopoly money, and you can’t assess human value from double-taps.

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The holidays put SO much pressure on us to have everything picture perfect, even if we aren't enjoying the actual festivities. If you didn't get to post something perfect about the holidays, don't stress about missing out... ''Twas the night before Christmas, near midnight, almost everything wrapped, looking picture perfect. Out of nowhere, the tree came crashing down. Broken ornaments! Water everywhere! Soaked carpet! Wet and destroyed presents! Christmas is an easy time to want everything to be perfect. I actually redecorated the tree 3 times before I felt it hit my standard pre-crash. I styled the tree and tried to get a perfect picture and edit to show I was so "festive" but I didn't get a good enough picture, so when I saw the tree crash, I saw my hopes of a perfect Facebook post die as well. In therapy I've been challenged to overcome my paralyzing perfectionism by embracing and displaying the mediocre moments in my life. So here it is world! Nonperfection at its most festive! Perfectionist self was strongly tempted to cry at this sight. Now I just chuckle at the silly memory."

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"I wanted a picture of me and a pumpkin to prove I was just as "festive" as everyone else. To show I was living a fun and exciting life too. But I hated this picture of myself. I stared at it for days, criticizing my heavy caveman brow, my broad shoulders, my fat arms. I had recently gained a little weight and was so embarrassed about how full my face had gotten as well. I honestly considered going back to the pumpkin patch another day to try to get a better, more perfect and posed shot. So I was stuck between competing desires: I wanted to post a pumpkin picture to keep up with everyone else's perfect autumn life, but I hated the way I looked. I feel so dumb now that it caused me actual anxiety. I spent hours trying to edit or filter the heck out of this to try to make my face look thinner, my arms smaller, or miraculously make my face not look like a caveman. The stupid thing was: I had prepped for this outing by putting on makeup and trying to choose a cute but seemingly "casual" and "outdoorsy" outfit. And none of my filtering or editing really changed how I felt about myself. The pull to post something and feel included outweighed my insecurities so I posted this anyway. I wrote some kind of causal and emoji filled caption about weekends and fall, hiding the actual insecurity and anxiety I'd had all along. We had actually had a really fun day at the pumpkin patch and I totally forgot about that in the quest to post something and hating how I looked. I cared more about what others would think of me than about the actual fun memory together."

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Sometimes we want to share special experiences on social media but are afraid of judgment, so we just post a picture with a general caption, leaving out those amazing details that add so much to our lives. Being authentic means showing the imperfect parts but also these really awesome parts too. In this post, this wonderful mother posted a picture, but left out the most touching details from the story. We are so glad she decided to share the full story with us. ❤️ "This is my baby, Aubrey, meeting her great grandparents. We went up to Denver from Texas so she could spend some time with them. I posted this picture to show everyone how happy Aubrey made my grandparents, but no one realizes how much that really means. Aubrey won't remember this trip, and sadly my grandma won't remember it either. My grandma has dementia. She has been losing her memory more and more each day and her short term memory is even worse. She was always a happy sweet grandma, but because of her illness, she is usually temperamental and depressed. But that all changed each time she held Aubrey. She couldn't be mad or sad when she had a happy baby in her arms. She seemed happier and healthier each moment she spent with her. I know she won't remember Aubrey, but Aubrey was able to give her moments of peace and joy and that is a precious memory that I'll have for my lifetime."

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"I took this picture after I changed my hair color. I'd just left the salon and obviously felt compelled to share with my social media world how stunning I thought I looked. And being completely honest, I wanted my ex to see that I was happy, hot, and moving on (because changing your hair color means I've moved on--clearly). I was by myself and had no one to take my picture. So I put my phone on self timer, took five minutes to figure out how to balance it on the roof of my car, and had my own mini photoshoot for the next 15 minutes. The picture I chose ended up appearing candid and casual. 'Oh! I didn't even see you there. I was just casually posing like this in front of a sewing center.' Truth be told: I could find at least five other photos with the exact same story (self timer, go to ridiculous lengths to prop it on something, and strike a 'candid' pose). The caption I ended up choosing for this picture was 'Oops.' Again: Candid. Effortless. Right? That was the vibe I was going for. I don't mind the lengths I go to when I do these posts. I just laugh at how ridiculous I am. And know full well that everyone else's posts are just as posed and filtered as mine. Everyone's online presence is very meticulously presented in just the way they want it. As long as we all are aware of that truth, we don't have to get caught up in comparing our highlight reel to someone else's highlight reel. We can just enjoy the filtered social media world we live in. 😊"

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I love the concept of this blog! Excited to see what the future has in store for this!!

Thank you! We are so excited too!

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"I used to volunteer at an animal shelter with my brother. On our very first shift walking dogs, I made him take this photo of me so I could post it and make it look like I was really charitable and an animal lover and stuff. It took about 12 takes to get the right picture--first the dogs wouldn't look at the camera, then my smile was weird, then it was blurry, and so on. I just wanted to make it look like I was an awesome person, but I couldn't do that without the perfect photo. I finally settled for this one, because getting two chihuahuas to hold still and look at a camera might as well be brain surgery." We couldn't have asked for a better first post. Love her honesty and awesome example leading the charge with this project!

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We are so grateful for the incredible amount of support we've received right off the bat! We actually received our first submission within only an hour of launching on Sunday--totally blew our minds! We thought we would have to wait weeks or months but just an hour! This has exceeded our wildest dreams for the first week. Thank you! We are excited to share our first story later this week - so stay tuned!! 😊