It's almost the end of the year. Soon gotta do a recap about what has happened. Past few months have been complicated with it's ups and downs. These changes forced me to have a good look in the mirror and accept my faults as well as the way I've treated myself. These months have been a time of growing emotionally. I've become more aware of myself and others. I have been struggeling for a long time now of what I really want to do. Therefore I started to do things that I love in order to clear my head.
I've been doing yoga and boxing as well as taking photos. I got myself my first ever gig of photography while taking some pictures of a friend's nail salon opening party (you can see some of them on this post). I have to take care of myself first. I realised that I have to take risks and put myself out there. It's not easy as sometimes I rather stay in my comfort zone. When the comfort zone was taken away from me I had to become brave again. These months and the whole year has been about slowing down, learning to love myself and trust in the journey. As they say, nothing good comes easily. Luckily I'm Finnish and will always have that "sisu". I finally found a course that suits me well. I will start studying in January. Besides that I want to become better in photography. Next year is time to bring up the big guns.
I've been thinking about this whole social media scene. I have been in Instagram since the first years having now only few hundred followers. The reason I have Instagram is because I like to take photos and share them. One interesting thing that I've realised is that the photos I publish of myself get more likes than photos of landscapes i.e. This made me curious. The biggest influencers (who have most followers) in Instagram mainly share photos of themselves. Why is that?
My question to you my dear reader is:
- Why are you following an account X?
- Do you think that a selfie earns a like more than a travel photo i.e.? Why is that?
- Why do you want to follow a model X?
- What kind of account do you follow and why?
I believe that we would have less mental issues and eating disorders without Instagram. Since the beginning of time there has been "an ideal body type" for women/men but now a days it's more out there. When I was a teenager I mainly compared myself to the other girls in my school not that much what I saw in the media. Today you can see these perfectly beautiful models in Instagram all day long.
Luckily today's body image is healthier than what we used to have in the 90's. What everybody should understand about the fashion industry is that models look like they do because it's their profession. It doesn't come easily. It's a lot of hard work. If you don't want to be a model you don't need to look like one. Of course this is not so clear when you're a 15 year old teenager. Luckily the new movement of body positivity is changing the game.
I believe that at some point the social media will fall. Social media brings so many good things as much as bad (i.e addiction to your phone and low selfesteem). It has been said many times but I say it again: What you see in Social Media is not real life! More and more girls are using lip and face fillers, lash extensions etc. This happens i.e. in my home country. I am not judging as I would love to have lash extensions and a microblading too. I just feel like to you need to do these changes out of love to yourself not hate.
Compared to Spain, where I live now, the trendy is to be natural. Catalan teenagers hardly use make up and they look stunning. I personally feel like I use too much make up compared to them. But what I've realised within these 27 years is that the most important thing is to do what you love, lots of exercise, water and a good diet. That takes you a long way already. I think learning to accept yourself the way you are is a journey of a lifetime. For some it comes easier than the others. I think they should teach more about psychology, understanding yourself and your emotions in high schools. It would also be good to be taught how to cope with stress on a daily basis. These are real issues that the thirth world countries are dealing with and these things affect everything you do in life. Love within is the answer for a good and a happy life. Cliche but true.
PS: I'm writing about these things because I had issues with my body image when I was younger. Sometimes I still struggle with that. I always thought that I was too muscular to be a teenager. Thankfully now a days that is "trendy". This is purely my personal opinion about social media a body image.
Photos by me of -Studio By LA Nails
Instagram: @studiobyla_nails
Next time more photos again!
xxx -millamartta
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