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“Harp Life” – My Social Media Image

Most of my harp life is pretty boring. I play a few weddings a year, and if I’m lucky I might even participate in a recording project or two. Lately I’ve been trying to “revamp” my online image, and it’s a strange journey to say the least.

Anyone who wants to market themselves as a business online knows the importance of consistency. Depending on the nature of the business and the platform on which it is being promoted, marketing professionals will recommend posting several times a week, if not per day. This will vary across platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, WordPress, etc. The fun part is I enjoy making online content look pretty. The funny part is my life is not as action-packed as I promote it to be. Yet promotions are important to keep oneself relevant, talked about, noticed.

Lately I have been focused on streamlining my image to promote myself as a harpist, and I am working to become more consistent with that across my social media platforms. When I first started this blog, it was in attempt to narrow down my decision on an undergrad major. If you read my older posts, you may see an evolution of my growth, but often I feel like my thoughts are all over the place. Ultimately I have kept this blog going because I enjoy writing about life and things I’m learning or am passionate about. But consistency has always been hard for me.

Still, my efforts are a work in progress, and I’m enjoying the progress I’m making this year.

photo by Sarah Cannavino

 

Babies, Babies, Babies

The media tend to blow things out of proportion no matter what their bias is, which is why I try to refrain from commenting on current events via the internet. I would much rather talk about issues face to face. However, the whole storm surrounding abortion and women’s rights is really starting to piss me off.

Whether you identify as pro-life or pro-choice, too many have turned this into a political issue when it is so much more than that. Let me explain. Among the many reasons women have abortions, it is my understanding that one big one is that they don’t have the means to support themselves or their baby, be it financially or otherwise. Some families may disown a woman for becoming pregnant out of wedlock, or at least look down on her for the situation she’s in. Maybe she wants to choose adoption, but people she loves and trusts are firmly against it.

Regardless of the situation, pregnancy happens, abortion happens, adoption happens. Instead of trying to prevent abortion, why not prevent one of the reasons for abortion – lack of support? If you’re telling a girl how wrong she is to get an abortion, are you offering to be there for her when she delivers? Are you going to help pay her medical bills so she can get back on her feet? What about the emotional roller coaster she has to go through regardless of what she does? Can you offer her a community who can wrap their arms around her so she doesn’t feel alone? These are the questions we need to be asking.