Who doesn’t like attention? Isn’t that what everyone is on social media for? Whether it’s posting about your kids, your family, your social life, your accomplishments, your career, your business, your natural born (or fake) body parts, your flawless face (filters), your pets, your political views, your religious views, your choice of music, your hobbies, your charity work, your life drama dump, your breakfast lunch and dinner, your favorite song, a cool video someone else made, your fitness and health journey, the list is endless. Which is why I find it hilariously hypocritical when people accuse me of “looking for attention” whenever I post a photo of me doing an extremely difficult yoga pose in skimpy clothing. Anyone can post a sexy photo of themselves in skimpy clothing, but not everyone can do backbends, the splits, or handstands looking sexy in skimpy clothing. Especially a menopausal 53 year old mother of three!! Am I boasting, bragging, narcissistic, shoving it in peoples face, unthoughtful, demeaning? Well, if you think I am then I guess everyone else on social media is when they post their “Look at me” attention getters. And what the hell is wrong with enjoying compliments?! At least mine is authentic which requires skill (a lacking trait) dedication, sacrifice, determination, grit, stamina, and good habits. Something that is extremely rare in today’s lazy, pleasure seeking culture of instant gratification and excess. I’m not hurting anyone, except for these miserable self loathers. And I have found the best approach to these miserable self loathers is to completely ignore them. Because they’re accusing me of the same exact thing everyone else, including them, is doing on social media. Looking for attention. Welcome to the world of attention seekers where everyone is a star of their own reality show. What’s yours called?
