Red Flag no.1 - Too Much Love

Red Flag no.1 - Too Much Love

I don’t chase. I attract. What belongs to me will find me. Simple.

Post written by Katarina Miletic  Join my Inner Circle

Whilst I understand that people wish to guard themselves from disingenuous (and there is some of that going on in our world) and persistently irrelevant – however, the phrase that someone is displaying ‘too much love’ never sounded right to me. For I, too, my friend, want to have contact only with, and learn from only the relevant, meaning those whose message resonates with me.

With the phrase such as that – we have flung in the same basket those genuine souls who offer the best inside them without ever asking or expecting anything in return.

Prelude

In the past year I have been actively building my independent fine art brand Indigo & Verdigris. Of course, I have closely examined and studied different marketing approaches, for education is necessary to inform us of the choices that worked for different business models, but mostly for learning the variety and drawing our own ideas and path from it. One message was resoundingly same among all of these wonderful teachers: You have to use your own platform from which to broadcast your message.

Mistake no. 1

I haven’t. I liked the nature of genuine connection and resonating with friends on Instagram that I have almost solely posted there my original content, and certainly the words in this moment – which for me are the most genuine message I have to offer you! I had made nothing but genuine and beautiful connections, both with people whom I follow, and people who follow me.

Not only was this not recognised by that platform, their algorithm had decided this past weekend to block my profile from liking posts of my friends for whatever time they deemed appropriate. My message to them to say there has been a mistake, was not acknowledged in any way, shape or form. The whole action has left a very bitter taste in my mouth. I wasn’t breaking any rules, I was appreciating other people’s art and expressing this. It was not over the top by any stretch of imagination. But I was punished in the way that left me feeling violated.

I have been through life school, and I would not be true to myself if I didn’t take the stand. Sure, I do want to reach more people, I do want to share my message and the meanings attached to it that have brought me peace and clarity. I want to continue to deliver my vision, for I know that many people will have a similar vision inside their soul. But I will never do that by compromising who I am. My values of decency and dignity both offered and expected in return – are not open for debate. And my best written content will from now on happen on this platform.

So, my friend, I am eager to talk with you about so many of life’s real subjects, but I had to voice the above, as the line in the sand had to be drawn here.

London Window - Photo by K Miletic

Your Invitation

If you have followed me here from Instagram to read this post, I want to offer you my biggest gratitude. Would you leave me a comment please, so that I can acknowledge directly to you how much this means to me? If you want to connect here, I would be thrilled to have you!

And if you have found this blog through other means, you too are so welcome here, my friend. I look forward to the opportunity to connect and share. If you were looking for real love – this is the place where it will forever be flowing towards you, without the restriction, without ever holding back.

P. S.

Don't ever be afraid to show the love when you feel it in your heart. For even when your heart gets broken, you still get the choice to grow into a better version of yourself, having lived through that experience. (Oh, that is a topic for another day.) But I will end with this: should you ever hear the above rogue phrase - run in the opposite direction as fast as you can!