Doing It For The Gram

I’ll be the first to say I’ve felt my self embarrassed to post certain content because it was not “perfect” or “as good as someone else’s” whether it was form on a lift, my body, or even my face that I didn't think the Instagram world would think were good enough (and trust me, random people love to let you know when they think your content is trash, or to share their great improvement advice with you, its great…)<br><br>

But lately I’ve been pressed with the question of WHY? Not “why do I care what people think” because that is NOT the real question.

Let be very clear, there is a difference between “not caring what others think” and actually choosing to see strength and joy in a struggle, in an imperfection on its road to progress.

I’ll clarify, because I know people will love to miss this and be like “well I don't care what any one thinks of me” Great, good for you, but <br>

1. you should care what people think of you, (but you should only care what certain people think of you, and you should know that their thoughts impact your growth NOT your worth) <br>

2. You should care what you think of yourself, and of how you see yourself in this world.

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Example:<br>

I may not care what “Jane” thinks of my Instagram post of me flexing on some beach, but I should care what my interpretation of that picture is to myself, do I post it hiding my insecurities, and justifying things I do not like about it, hoping to receive affirmation from the world to feel better? or do I embrace it, embrace everything about it and feel confident and proud no matter the circumstance behind the photo and choose to share it to share something of myself with others and empower their journey through transparency with my own journey?

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If this is were I’m at, or what I look like, or how I lifted today, why hide behind a facade of strength and perfection. Why would I pretend like I did perfect muscle ups today, when reallythey were struggle ups? Why pretend that my 6 pack lasted through the holidays when it definitely didn’t?<br><br> When we don't choose vulnerability, we actually hide our true strength, from ourselves. We cheat ourselves out of our own story, our own journey, and we limit the amount of growth we can see and celebrate. We hide our true strength to merely look strong in a moment. <br><br>

True strength is being able to handle everything that you are, and everything that you were born to be, and harnessing your energy to live in the journey from here to there.