#243 “Rules” for Your Expression
There are many mediums for individual expression these days, which has made words and expressions more and more borderless. This makes it extremely important to have our own meaning and axis. I would like to share with you what I have learned through my own process of choosing what and where to disseminate my own information and expression. There are a few points that are important for me, and I have made them into my own rules.
Regarding social media, I want to reach as many people as possible on Instagram.
However, I also value quality, not quantity.
Perhaps because I am conscious of this, I feel that I have made it this far in a good way.
As for Facebook, the main focus is on my personal life, so I have completely changed the way I express myself.
When I first started Instagram, I had a lot of trouble with this part - what to keep out, what to keep in.
In the end, I decided to draw my own line, and I think that I have found a good balance of representing my work and lifestyle in a way that doesn’t overexpose my personal things.
On LinkedIn, I only disclose business content.
It is also a place I communicate with non-Japanese people.
I think it is balanced for me at the moment, but I will change it with flexibility from time to time.
This is because I believe that times change, and my words and ways of expression change with them.
Over the weekend, someone made a comment on their social media that no matter how much anyone thinks they did not mean to say something in a particular way, there are millions of ways in which people interpret it.
He said that if you stop expressing yourself when you receive a negative comment, you will not be able to express anything.
I felt that this must be a "rule" that he values.
I would like to continue to be conscious of such things in my relationship with words and expressions, and as a result, the flow that is created through communication with everyone, and the energy that we feel from each other.
Words and expressions are the first step.
This is an area that I want to value more and more from now on.
What do words and expressions mean to you, and how do you deliver them in a way that works for you?
If you would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to comment or DM me!
I chose to get some peonies to brighten up my week. Just one peony stem is dramatic and gorgeous, but I got 3 of varying colors and have been admiring their beauty.
I hear that we have relatively little time out of the whole year to enjoy flowers, so I’ve been including them more in my life!
I wish everyone a week with as many smiles as possible!
