Alone in a crowded room
Is there a random thoughts category?
That’s where I want this to go.
Something sets you apart from everyone else. It’s inevitable. I love things that are unique. The past couple of years have revealed even more to me about what is unique about myself. Everyday I try to embrace those things rather than discourage myself from being them. That’s hard, and I think that’s true for everyone. To be confronted with the temptation to conform and to turn away… I’ve gotten so much better at it. To be comfortable with who you are and your perspective on life is something that’s essential to being content. I have had so many intriguing conversations as of late with people in my life - new and old, and have found myself cornered several times with the feeling that I need to defend myself… my thoughts, my beliefs. Learning that I don’t always need to defend myself is something that came but not easily, and in turn I have grown grateful for each experience that posed as a challenge for me along with each person that has challenged me. A friend that I talk to quite often told me that he thinks I think differently than anyone he has ever met. He doesn’t hold it against me and often asks my advice or perspective simply because it is so different from his. I have been thinking lately about how different yet similar we all really are. One experience can be absorbed completely differently by two different people. I love it. There’s nothing better than spending quality time with someone whose takes on life are different enough from yours that it makes you consider them, and consider them fully. Here’s hoping that I meet plenty in my life.
