M Simone

« digital minimalist » Marketer • Writer • Soulprenuer & Manifester •

[danisha carter @danishacarterr]

i think a lot of you are in for rude awakenings when it comes to the lives you will actually live and the people you will actually have access to for dating

[Positive Side of 𝕏 @positivesideofx]

This is great parenting! 🥺❤️

[positivity moon @arrtnem]

You’re so right—somewhere along the line, Instagram stopped being about capturing the moment and became about curating the perfect image. Millennials were the pioneers of those raw, over-filtered shots of coffee cups and sunsets, and it was pure because it wasn’t about perfection. But now? Everyone’s paralyzed by this need to produce rather than share. It’s like we forgot the magic of just… posting whatever made us smile that day.

People started overthinking it—obsessing over engagement, over the right caption, the perfect lighting, and the algorithm’s unpredictable whims. It all got so complicated. No wonder the stories are alive while the feeds are ghost towns—stories are easy, they disappear, there’s no pressure. But that pressure robbed the feed of its authenticity. The joy of sharing something imperfect, something ordinary—like your cat basking in the morning light or that poorly framed sunset from your balcony—is lost in the pursuit of some curated aesthetic.

We need to get back to basics. Forget the photoshoot-level expectations. Who cares if it’s grainy or the angle is weird? Post the damn sunrise, post the messy dinner you cooked, the selfie that’s just okay. The beauty of Instagram used to be the glimpses into real life—those imperfect, spontaneous slices of what’s actually happening. The quiet moments, the everyday things, the genuine smiles and bad hair days. The app is for images, for moments—let’s take it back to that. Let’s remind ourselves that it’s not about the likes or making everything a spectacle—it’s about sharing a little piece of our world with the people who want to see it.

[L 🤎 @L_ren27]

Wholesome content on a Friday morning

[M Simone @_micasimone]

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[Variety @Variety]

John Amos, the star of “Good Times,” “Roots” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his representative confirmed to Variety on Tuesday. He was 84. https://t.co/Pg90w8GL0B

[Meech @MediumSizeMeech]

DID Y’ALL THINK YHE WORD DEMURE FELL OUT OF A COCONUT TREE???? It’s not new!

[V🦂 @vxprada]

🚨 WHAT TO DO IF UR CHOKING ON FOOD AND BY YOURSELF 🫡💓 lets save lives and share !! one of my fears tbh

[Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team @MercedesAMGF1]

GET IN THERE!!!!

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX!!!! 🏆

What a moment. Incredible!

[Inferam @InferamAI]

Inequality v. Equality v. Equity v. Justice

[Miss Jo @therealmissjo]

A supermarket in France decided to go cashless.

A group of more than 50 locals got together and all went and filled trolleys at the same time.

They came to the check out and all said that they only had cash. No cash = leaving the stuff behind and walking out.

The manager was called.

The policy was changed.

People can make a difference. And no business wants to lose that many customers.

[Sinai Fleary 🇬🇩🇻🇨 @S_Fleary1]

Heartbreaking pictures are starting to emerge from the town of Hillsborough, in #Carriacou, #Grenada. 🇬🇩💔

Earlier, the National Hurriance Centre reported the eye of #HurricaneBeryl making landfall in Carriacou - which is home to about 10,000 people.

📸: Alvin Cudjoe via FB

[Sinai Fleary 🇬🇩🇻🇨 @S_Fleary1]

NEW: Urgent relief needed for Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique. 🇬🇩🙏🏾❤️💪🏾

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#HurricaneBeryl

[𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 @txsalth2o]

Just had my son’s birthday party.
He invited everyone in his class, his church class, teachers, piano teacher, even their siblings, everyone.

I told him most probably wouldn’t come because it’s a summer party. He said he didn’t care, he just wanted to show that when you have a party you invite everyone, because he wasn’t invited to any birthday parties this year.

A good number of kids showed and he had a great time. One parent said something interesting to us.

They thanked us for having the party. They said no one is doing birthday parties anymore, that something happened and the kids just aren’t getting together the way they did before Covid.

My son thought he wasn’t invited to any parties, but the truth was, no one else in his class had a birthday party.

I blame Pinterest. I blame the idea that a birthday party has to be a production, with an over the top theme and lots of activities.

In the early 90’s my dad wasn’t taking home a paycheck, I was the oldest of 5 kids and my parents still had a 12th birthday party for me, because it was pizza, a rented movie, messing around in the back yard and toilet papering someone’s house.

We need to go back to birthday parties of the 80’s and 90’s. Minus the elaborate goodie bags, minus the themed decor and or video game trucks.

Have more parties.
Be more chill.
Let kids be kids.

[Neuron Powers 🧠 @neuronpowers]

9 Ways to clear and protect your energetic field

[liminal @Liminal1988]

repeat daly

[Vanessa Vitality @Vanessa_Vtl3]

Start reading clothes labels like you read food labels.

Buy LESS, buy BETTER.

[Aki Schilz @AkiSchilz]

Don't miss the opportunity for a Write Within Residency, 7 nights in a peaceful mid-Wales cabin with a stipend of £100. For writers of minoritized identity working in any genre based in the UK or Ireland https://t.co/n51UDQIRfH

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

NEWS 🚨: In a rare event, six planets will align in a straight line on Monday (June 3) just before sunrise in the northern hemisphere

Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn will all be visible ✨

[Dr. DeAvila Sadè, DBH, LCSW @askdeavilasade]

Saw this on LinkedIn & thought I would share!

Black Men Therapy Resources ❤️