Some people have reacted negatively to the changes Ive been making, These people have said Youve changed, youre not the same anymore. or This is such a superficial goal, I thought you were better than that. What does that even mean? its true, in many ways I express myself differently from last summer, but why is that a bad thing? Change isnt bad people! Why is the person making the change? This is the question we should be asking. We should never say someone shouldnt change, its like saying dont evolve and explore yourself and ever aspect of who you are. Is the person attempting to proactively create something new or is it because they are trying to run away from a bad feeling in the present? Over the last several years Ive made many changes in my life that express different parts of my personality. These different elements are connected to different values and are more or less apparent when Im participating in certain activities. Im more thn comfortable not taking showers for days while camping in the backwoods of Alaska, I can glam up to go Salsa dancing in LA, I can live out of a backpack, wearing a single change of clothes while I travel alone across Europe for months or I can pack up my life to leave Alaska and move to NY like I did when I was 22. I remember waking up by myself in a hotel in Mexico City, not speaking any Spanish with only an address to get to across the city to my friends house. I remember landing in Australia and hearing the birds singing as I began my final training to become a Rolfer. Ive hammered nails to build buildings with my dad, I used electric nails guns when I was 12, carried water to pigs and been there as lambs were born. Ive slept in train stations in Paris, I can go months without make-up or put it on every morning and I can use a compass or make bread. Through all of this I remain myself, a girl who grew up in Alaska without hearing a 2nd language until I was 15 and now a majority of my friends use English as their second language. No matter what you do you will always be you, how are you going to explore a new element of yourself this year? For me Im gonna put on a sparkly bikini, a pair of 5 inch clear heals and spray on tan thats far too dark to strut my stuff on a stage. I know not everyone will understand or agree but it doesnt matter, this is for me!
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:44:52 +0000
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