or at least trying to be.
one of my instagram buddies asked me to write a post about being genuine and present. & honestly, i am not exactly sure where to take this besides saying that i think there is no better quality than being genuine.
to be anything but seems almost difficult. why spend your life trying to be something you are not? it seems exhausting & it’s not like we can really help who we are. we are shaped by our experiences, and no one person is exactly the same. but isn’t that what makes life interesting?
what fun would it be if all boys were 5’11, wore button downs and khakis and liked football? or if all girls had straight blonde hair, like to dance and read in their free time.
& if you are one of those people, then sick! i am, too! but if you have a mohawk or ride a unicycle, have an toe nail collection, etc. then that’s sick too!
odds are, you’re probably a mix of things & that’s even sick-er! show it off! what’s the benefit of wasting your short life stressing about hiding an interest of yours? maybe you’ll turn some people off, but maybe you’ll make some people interested, too.
how i see it, you are never going to fully please anyone, so why try by being someone you aren’t? you being you will please the people that matter, & the rest may just not be for you. in the grand scheme of things, i don’t really see a problem with that.
