The "reality" we share...

Facebook and social media can be sooooo deceptive. 

All the happy posts.

The happy pictures.

The picture perfect poses.

It's like a movie reel of "best of"s.

You don't see the real behind-the-scenes. 

The imperfections. The tough times. The sad moments. The angry moments. The fights. The moments we wish we could undo and make a better choice. 

It's all a bit of an illusion, isn't it?

And I get it. Who wants to be posting all of that for the world to see anyway?

I could go on and on about how everything you see is Photoshopped. Like this article. Or this video. Or this collection of photos. 

Or heck, even a celebrity teenagers swoon over!

And let's not forget about all the fancy filters we have on our phones to "enhance" photos. I will be the first to admit to being guilty of that! There's a reason people put #nofilter on their posts these days. 

Or trying to capture a perfect scene in a frame. 

Like last night's birthday dinner:

Gorgeous. Beautiful.

But, oh, let me omit the mess that is our dining table with all our wedding planning! LOL!

There is an element of being authentic that is necessary. 

At the very least, with yourself.

So check in with yourself. 

What's real? What's really going on? How do you really feel about what you have going on in your life? Have an open and honest conversation with yourself. Don't worry, no one else is listening. 

Today's Giant Set shoulder workout (with some abs at the end):

Be real but be you.

Do what makes you happy.