21 May, 1997.
Perceived happiness on social media.
Eyes are the window to the soul.
I wear shades specifically in my videos, to be nonchalantly out there, yet have a sense of privacy to keep my sadness and melancholic sides hidden in the bottle of the multi-threaded seat of intelligence. My Heart. (The seat of intelligence of every human)
My rocket of visions and dreams are not fueled by social media algorithmically conforming prismed and refined content.
But an attempt of a 25-year-old to dig deeper into his spiritual side, giving all worship, glory and gratitude to our Creator who is awe-striking, awe-inspiring and worthy of respect day in and day out.
We couldn't care as much as a mustard seed about likes and comments that today, end up defining and en-boxing many impressive individuals that I personally have come across. A viral video of a foolish stint sometimes hits millions because of the biased platforms, but true life giving content is shunned away and thrown in the drain.
Anisha and I have personally ruled out these avenues, purchased our own domain, turned off limiting factors such as likes, dislikes, views, to go full blown organic.
We encourage you to pursue, authenticity, not at the cost of your soul, but truly love life, love your work, without living for the applause.
Influence change, my friend, and do it by creatively strategizing your own road map.
As wisdom says, choose your friends wisely.
Be sound and selective with who and what you associate with. Be bound by a strong set of protocols and charters, to keep your sense of sanity, mental health and contentment all at record high levels.
This blog isn't about "Mr. And Mrs. Perfect", but two very fallible, rejects of society. It's our personal rocket in the backyard shooting for the stars, not in finances and fame but in this potent feeling of contentment.
Gentle disclaimer on social media:
I was 25, turning 26 as I'm penning this post on my blog and for my mini birthday documentary for Zech.Stage.
Don't be deceived by the curated content of the select moments of happiness we have cut together.
The happiness stems from working with the people or person you love, for the people you want to bind in love, which is our beloved audience.
Watch my mini birthday files by clicking the video below!
Social media platforms highlight and curate the best moments of sometimes staged or perceived happiness. It's not the reason another person should find the dark cloud to appear darker on his own head, because of seeing someone's sun shining brighter.
You don't know the other man's journey.
Yes.
The grass seems greener on the other side, but sometimes it was watered regularly with tears to finally have it bloom and flourish.
So, start today.
Think of the time that you felt content, accepted and successful. Bottle that emotion up and let it loose in any expression. Everything doesn't need to be monetized, pursue contentment and the money will follow.
As I have come to find, money is a tool, nothing more nothing less.
Contentment was always the Mission. For our family of sojourners.
Influencing Change.
Being the Change.
Loving to see the waves of transformative change in other people's lives.
Our audience is free to write to us on our email handle wearesteadfast.co@gmail.com for any queries and we will try our best to respond.
