Return to Self and Privacy. Managing technology and media.

“Be vulnerable”. A long, loud cry from those in media and from advisors in business who speak to the need to connect with your audience. There is wisdom in the aspects of vulnerability that comes from authenticity in connecting with others, but on social media and other platforms, when moving “at the speed of light”, as The Free Press’ Benjamin Carlson shares that McLuhan said, there is little time for the application of wisdom. Most of it happens in hindsight, in the midst of some dire consequence that forces us to slow down.

I thought these were key excerpts from The Free Press’ Meet the Prophets series on Marshall McLuhan:

"The global village is at once as wide as the planet and as small as a little town where everybody is maliciously engaged and poking his nose into everybody else’s business. The global village is a world in which you don’t necessarily have harmony. You have extreme concern with everybody else’s business. And much involvement in everybody else’s life.”

And later on in the article,

"McLuhan anticipated that the electronic age would be one of constant change, such that nobody could adapt quickly enough. As a result, people would be plunged into nostalgia, and yearn for their old, solid identities."

But there is hope, if we mindfully step back. Back into our bodies, back to time spent within, back to our hearts bringing our minds back into alignment. So that productivity isn't the goal all the time, but peace, joy, creativity and living life itself. Creativity comes from genuine inspiration, flow, rather than the uphill climb of ‘motivation’.

It's why I wrote the blog post "Mindful Reading: Another Lens on our Information Diet" and why I started speaking and sharing "Conversations with Crystal-Marie" on YouTube, Instagram and Patreon, because the art of the slow ebbs and flows of true conversation doesn't smack our nervous system like the digital age does. It's also why, when I offered social media strategy consulting services, strategy always included creating distance from platforms, rather than leaning into them.

Wherever you are on your journey back to yourself, and your right to privacy as a human being, may you always honour your sovereign right to choose. As always, embrace what resonates, release what does not.

In love, light and shadow, embracing all aspects of ourselves 🌺 Crystal-Marie Sealy

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About Crystal-Marie

Crystal-Marie Sealy, MBA, is a dedicated mom, first, a two-time best-selling author and keynote speaker. She occasionally offers paid virtual keynotes for women and author readings for children. Crystal-Marie's focus is "Authenticity for Gentle Resilience" through self-acceptance, intuition and the feminine, honouring individual sovereignty. Her first children's book, "The Brave Little Puffer Fish Authenticity for Children", has rave reviews and a five-star rating on Amazon, and she has recently published her second children's book, “Edmus and Ferdmus Leave Home Mindfulness for Children”. Previously, as strategy consultant, president and founder of Crystal-Marie Sealy—previously Successiory (2011-2019)—Crystal-Marie's signature "Mindful Entrepreneurship for Mindful Affluence™" empowered service and intuition-based professionals, but this service is currently on hold. Connect with Crystal-Marie, if this resonates with you and your audience, at www.CrystalMarieSealy.com