Using…

How do you use social media?

How? Well. I’m trying to learn how to use it. I appreciate all the promises I hear, that of if I just do this one thing or this other one thing, it will all come together perfectly. Hashtags, algorithms, templates etc…

Part of me thinks I will never fully understand any of it. Actually I’ve accepted this. I don’t fully understand the art world either, but here I am. Now art and social media have invented a new world which I admit is inspiring and fascinating, but at the same time, puzzling.

I have a clear goal, though I diverge and digress regularly, (my ADD perhaps?). I like to think my goal is still evolving. Ultimately, I want to get the message of my books out to the people who can use it. Breathe. Regulate. Live well.

As I find ways to appreciate and find joy in my not always ideal life, I hope others get the feeling that its possible. Life is a wild card. It delivers what it does, but luckily each of us has an inner guidance system that we can learn to depend on. I don’t not believe in trying to influence our environments, I just like knowing that if everything falls to pieces, we have ourselves. We have our own backs. We can breathe and let things settle, before deciding and acting. If we can find a bit of peace in our own heads, we can forge on with a lighter step, To me this can make all the difference. Bringing a calm, collected self to any situation will only improve it. We’ve all seen the opposite.

I hope I can ‘use’ social media to bring that message to everyone who needs to hear it. I can always use the reminder myself, so I guess I’m using social media to help me as well…