I’m sick and tired of self-proclaimed social media gurus spewing their recipe for wellness, mental health, spirituality, mindfulness, physical fitness, and what have you. And they’re running amok on #linkedin as much as on #instagram.
Sure, some of it may be good advice. But most of it is a load of crap. Bits and pieces of random information garbage, collected from the internet and repackaged for someone to buy. With real money. Weird world, right?
As long as there are suckers for pop-salvation, there will be peddlers. Demand will always be met with supply, in any economy — digital included. Follow #spiritual #healing #mindfulness on your gram and see what happens. Or simply discuss it with a friend or colleague, with your smartphone nearby. That’s enough to alter your feed.
What really gets my goat is this “manifesting” trend. Apparently, if you just think positively enough, you’ll attract wealth, love, and success into your life. Like some sort of cosmic vending machine. Yeah, right.
I’ve been manifesting sipping champagne on my yacht in the Bahamas for some years now. Yet here I am, still typing away on my laptop.
If some wellness #influencers were to be believed, all of life’s problems can be solved with a few drops of lavender or peppermint oil. Stressed on your loan EMI? Diffuse some lemon-grass oil in your home. Yep, sure works.
Honestly, I’ve yet to meet anyone who cured their life’s problems with a bottle of oil. I’m all for natural remedies, but let’s get real here.
And what’s up with all these “cleanses”? Juice cleanses, liver cleanses, colon cleanses. It’s as if we’re all walking around with a lifetime of toxins just waiting to be released through our bowels.
Clearly, social media platforms know how to capitalise on our quick fix cravings. They were designed and engineered to keep us hooked. We’ve already reached a point of no-return when it comes to how we consume content. Especially the feel-good content we crave for.
For better or worse, there’s a whole life we live on a screen now. Bending our necks to consume it. Bending our backs to buy a better device for said consumption.
Being addicted to the imaginary life we lead on social, it’s no wonder we need wellness gurus to give us some semblance of reality and meaning.
Look, I’m not saying that all wellness trends are bad. But just because someone has a large following on social media or claims to be a guru doesn’t mean they know what they’re talking about.
So, here’s a wellness lesson from someone who has no business teaching you this. Put down your phones for a minute, and take a deep breath. Maybe even try a real-life yoga class or take a walk outside.
True wellness isn’t something we can buy or manifest. It’s a lifelong journey of self-awareness, self-care and self-love. Dang! I’m beginning to sound like a wellness guru myself.
I’d rather stick to the good old-fashioned routine of staying hydrated, physical exercise, healthy eating habits… and the occasional cheeseburger or two.
Life’s too short to live on boiled veg smoothies and lemon water.
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