For a long time I tried, really tried to fit in, to be that one thing everyone wanted...every-bodies friend, the life and soul of the party and quite honestly...a thousand and one things in between...never really achieving my goal.
Now i'm tired...really tired !
I followed my Father's footstep and hair-loss came knocking, a period of concern ensued...how stupid that was, I don't have the money or inclination to change that situation.
I grew a beard, got a few tattoos and NO.....I never regretted those and I will care less about what I look like to others as I age....others will never know my journey !
We seem to spend an exhaustible amount of time, money and energy attempting to be something, someone else's idea of what we should be...how we should behave...how we should speak and as I said....I am so very tired of it all.
Recently I have discovered vintage clothing...an old fashioned way of dressing that makes me stand out like a dog's balls....believe me there was a time when I was quite happy to shrink into the blandness of this world and blend...never to be seen !
I find the curious glances somewhat of an acknowledgement of my being...having the ability to walk along a street and have people turn and look once filled me with dread.....and here we are !
Its not a case of..."Look at me"....some people don't even see themselves, it is however a case of being comfortable in your own company, your own skin, understanding who you are in this world and carrying it high for all to see.
People come and go in life...it has been this way for thousands of years and will no doubt continue for a thousand more and I will continue on as I have recently discovered....being me, whoever and whatever that is on the day !
A word of wisdom....if you will to the young of this world....STOP caring what they think...if you're comfortable with what you see in the mirror, truly comfortable....do not make excuses for the decisions that brought you to this point....there is no need to explain yourself to anyone...only you have the right to judge your path.
So go about your day being you, not some image of you patched together from magazine clippings.....be you...ONLY you !
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