The insta-gratitude mindset

not entirely sure why society is so down on selfies.
I'm
be honest, since the dawn of humanity we have
Lets
facinated with self, capturing moments, telling
been
stories.
crude stick men on caves to fancy ass oil
From
in palaces, we have attempted to capture
paintings
share a version of ourselves, perhaps as a means
and
share a little bit of our essence, our story, perhaps
to
has there been a time where we are able to
Never
our reality in real time. In the past, we realise
observe
have lipstick on our teeth or mascara smudged
we
our face at the end of the day in the bathroom.
down
days, a quick flick of the camera to selfie mode
These
easier than feedback from a hand help mirror. The
is
time feedback we can experience in capturing
real
creating this reality with us in the viewfinder isn't
and
your face, the lines, the colours, understand the
Study
you look when you are happy, sad, disgusted,
way
and you can engage with the world in
confused
new and self aware ways.
entirely
will note here, I'm not advocating the sort of vanity
I
is all consuming, in fact I often leave the house
that
to capture the moment so we can remember.
something to be feared!
without looking in the mirror...