Struggling In Secret by Diara Jaye

We live in a society driven by social media. We are constantly fed updates through our feeds of friends, family, and strangers as we scroll mindlessly through pictures and status updates. But behind the smiles, vacations, and relationship goals are real people. People who go through hard times, struggles and challenges. So when's the last time you've seen obstacles shared on social media?

We seem to only post our wins and hide our losses. We want to publicize the job offer but be silent during the season of unemployment. We post our decorated caps during graduation but don't share the nights we struggled to get there. We post the new home or car but refrain from announcing how many hours we had to work and how long we had to save to afford it. Maybe as "followers" we only care about the ending result. Maybe we only want to see the picture at the finish line. 

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