With Instagram's new terms coming out this month, a lot of folks are questioning whether they should stay or say farewell.
It's prompted me to evaluate why I'm on social media and what it should look like going forward. As a new mumma, my time is so fleeting now. One could say I'm behind on responding to texts, photo editing, organizing my home, and pretty much everything else—but instead I say I'm choosing to allocate my time to my little one and these precious days that are passing at the speed of light. Whatever brief moments I have for social media must be intentional, purposeful, and a worthy exchange for the attention and time I give it.
As 2021 will shortly dawn, I am moving into the new year with a renewed sense of clarity. As a quiet and highly-sensitive person, why am I online?
There are four main reasons:
- To share the goodness and grace of God by sharing portions of my life, my thoughts, creativity, stories, and vulnerability through posts, comments, emailed letters and conversation
- To inspire and be inspired by other artists, mamas, and encouraging & beautiful posts about making home, creativity, moving art (photography, dance, nourishing rituals), and entrepreneurship (especially when mingled with faith)
- For community: to connect with other sisters, artists, mamas, and more
- For entrepreneurship: to share what I have available for purchase, to make an income from home, to bring awareness of what I offer, to network and connect to others, to build the “know like trust” factor for my business, and to help others decide whether or not they want to engage with me in commerce
I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God. Ecc. 3:12-13
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