“It is finally when you let go of what people expect you to be and people’s perceptions of you that you’re able to BE the version of yourself that you’re supposed to be – like in God’s eyes. It doesn’t matter if you’re half crazy, or eccentric, or whatever it is – that you have to be true to who you were born to be.” - Gwyneth Paltrow
Qualifications THAT I DO HAVE for my current profession of being WEIRD. The one I don’t get paid for…. ORRRR… DO I??? (Just maybe not in monetary terms… lol… )
Let’s see …QUALIFICATIONS for working my weirdness ARE AS FOLLOWS….
ONE has to be pretty Bizzareee, A touch eccentric, A bit outlandish, Rather unusual, AND unconventional…. BINGO!!!!! I meet ALL of these qualifications.
Recently someone referred to the blogs I write as “Sometimes strange and a little weird BUT still interesting to read”… The cool thing IS that they STILL CHOSE TO READ THEM…. YES! I am the first to admit I AM MOST DEFINIETLY a weirdo BUT I truly believe THAT CAN BE A GOOD THING.
Sometimes the stranger you are the MORE you challenge people to think out of their box… so many people are afraid to bring out their weirdness for fear they may be judged. I would rather BE LABELED for something that I “AM” then never act upon who I really truly wassss. We ALL have “some” weird in us. At least I THINK or HOPE so.
Why Try something Un-ordinary? GREAT question... I say becauseee Mutual Caring in safe places (where we think out loud together) brings forth healing. ;) I have noticed in conversation when people pause and look at me and say JUST THAT… THAT I am SO STRANGE…. They do ONE OF TWO THINGS.... They either SMILE… OR... remain silent w a long glance off in the distance. Both emotions indicate to me that something that WAS said allowed them to feeelll… Extremely Human….. usually vulnerable. To connect at THAT level. THAT, TO ME is where REAL LIFE happens…. On the level of HUMAN connection where hearts can heal and spirits can be lifted higher.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS MY FRIENDS…. How MANY times have you wanted to SAY or DO something and you paused and thought “OHHH I BETTER NOT…. SAY OR DO THAT… They might THINK I am weird”…. Welll… STOP… J .
You never knowww who you could help IF you stopped worrying about people's opinions.... GO WORK your extraordinary side…. ;) and JUST MAYBE YOU WILL extract something PURE AND HUMAN that will ultimately HEAL Your own stuff... ;)