a little nonsense

I had a thought recently regarding Pinterest and the effect it can undoubtedly have on some of, if not most of, its pinners. When I was in my early years there was a song that came out, narrated by Baz Lurhman that firmly said, "Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly." Click here to listen. Pinterest is the new beauty magazine. But instead of focusing on only the subjects a beauty magazine would, there is no limit to the foci of Pinterest and its pinners. In a very real way, it has made me feel ugly, just as the beauty magazines used to when I was in middle school.

Whether it is through one of the many social media sites, the long list of blogs, or some other avenue on the internet, it is easy to find ourselves comparing our lives, talents, accomplishments, bodies, etc., to those we see on the internet. As we compare ourselves, it seems that a feeling of envy or a feeling of the like is sure to follow suit.

And as we see what we perceive as perfect lives captured in perfect looking photos, we feel that what we are, what we have, what our bodies look like, and what we reflect to others is not good enough and so we seek perfection or at least the appearance of perfection.

It is this appearance of perfection that has my focus. Let this act as an introduction to the discussion on the subject since it has gotten late and I need to sleep.

(like so many other posts, to be continued...)