I’ll always remember 2019 as the year Joe Gorga turned his Instagram into a timeless mosaic of inspirational quotes.
Sometime last winter, the telegenic husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga discovered the power of superimposing generic motivational sayings over photographs of himself looking muscular and stoic. His skills have only improved with each passing month.
Sometimes, Gorga’s motivational posts come not with a selfie but a stock image, like this provocative graphic of a shark in a fish bowl encouraging followers to #growwithgorga.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Nolyon6YH/
It’s an art, really. Below you’ll find a list of Gorga’s most powerful motivational Instagram posts from 2019. Give Joe a follow while you’re at it. He just might change your life. (And pay attention to the hashtags. They add really important context.)
1. This beautiful acrostic
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6IdJnXn0vD/
2. His very blunt relationship advice
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6AxYdknLGO/
3. Joe’s definition of maturity
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-UCZinQfd/
4. This image of him in a chair, staring into the distance, inexplicably hashtagged #realestatetips
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5q_aRGHi3R/
5. A poem
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5I2hNzHesz/
6. There’s no real way to describe what’s happening here
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4YFzxTnygR/
7. This dramatic ellipses
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mOLlDnX0Q/
8. This intense depiction of the #hustle
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzt2KZGHjx9/
9. This appearance by Melissa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzY23MmHlXl/
10. This powerful reimagining of Barack Obama’s official portrait
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFXnOUpsLK/
11. This look of surprise
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvy2d2ynDea/
12. Joe’s very casual chalkboard photo op
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvuRbcNn2JT/
13. This t-shirt art
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvkUNFcn3QI/
14. -Joe Gorga, Michael Scott, Wayne Gretzky
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUNfWgHPI8/
15. This image of Joe braving the cold to bring us life advice
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvNRZL9HxHA/
16. This carefully inverted pyramid
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1jmaBH8Cp/
17. This important asterisk
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZSLMeH7Dx/
18. Joe’s description of real estate
https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRVPVVH1AU/
19. This post-meal glow
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtzZgivnukz/
Thank you, Joe! We couldn’t have done 2019 without you.
