I know that a lot of people have their social media pages set to public and it’s not that big of a deal but for me it is huge. Like most people in this world I have “stuff”, we have “stuff”, and we like our privacy. This is one of the biggest reasons that I did away with Facebook because even with privacy settings set at the max it is near impossible to have privacy and steer clear of drama. So of course my natural instinct is to the do the same when it comes to Instagram. Here is where the problem comes in, I want to grow a business and brand of my own. I want to continue writing these blog posts and providing much needed content to other women and couples just like me and David. In order to do that I must grow a following larger than what I have right now and you just can’t do that with a private Instagram page.
So after much thought and consultation with people that matter to me I took a leap of faith. I’m still not fully comfortable with it but I also know that when you are uncomfortable that means you are growing. I know that as I go a long there will be comments that I will not like, I know there will be hatred spewed my way, I know there will be trolls scrolling around my page. Unfortunately that is going to come with the territory and is something I am just going to have to work through because those few people that will behave in that way are not nearly as important as the many people who appreciate the content.
I also remember a good bit of advice I heard from Rachel Hollis once, that those people are not really mad at me. Sure they may thing they know me and dislike me but in all reality they don’t really know me at all, they know who think I am. So I cannot let that get to me and divert me from my dreams and plans. If you saw today’s Instagram post I think that says it all. It may be just a tomato but what it went thru to get to this point is what matters.
I am just starting out with the plans I have and though I’ve already been through a lot in my life I know that I am now taking that to a whole different level and I expect to go through a whole lot more. I will continue to stand strong, keep my faith, chasing my dreams and sowing into the projects that matter to me. In doing so I know that I will continue to reap the rewards that I have my whole life for being the resilient soul that I am.
Arise and Glow 