I’ve come a long way recently and it’s hard to pin it down to one thing bringing that change about really*. Still, I’ve found that lately I feel better in my own skin but I am aware that this extends largely to being so when I’m on my own. Which is a start undoubtedly, but which is clearly just that.
I’ve been thinking about it a lot, especially when the things you embrace rub up against the lives of those around you. How you deal with that ‘friction’? How do you carry on being yourself? I feel like I hide away a lot instead of being proud of who I am – especially when I am making conscious choices about what I do and how I act.
Plus, in the age of being hyper connected when we can share things about ourselves instantly. Which is something Jen touched upon on it in her blog, of wanting to ‘be yourself’ but of not wanting to go on when you’re feeling down and not gloating too much when things are going well. It’s just a line you choose to draw where you see fit as I see it.
I suppose the issue is where that line should fall so that you’re being yourself, because isn’t that what we want to show to the world?
*Though, it’s a lot down to being more minimalist, eating paleo, meditating and Crossfit.
August 15, 2011