I walk this earth unsure of everything. I sometimes wonder and reflect on who I am, or what I am, never have I seemed to fit into any particular mold, you could call me the odd ball, the weirdo. My unconventional way of thinking makes me believe such things. Fitting the mold for the longest was very important. Through a lot of self-reflection, reading and just overall wanting to understand my personal behavior, has helped me on the journey to discover the things I truly value.
I learned one thing that overshadows the feeling of conforming to beliefs or expectations, that thing is self-love. This is a concept most people are aware of, matter fact I was aware of it as well but I realized quickly that if fitting in meant doing things or acting in ways that conformed to peoples beliefs or expectations. I realized that in no way am I doing my self any service by believing in that value. I say this not to rebel but to really posse the question, could one really love one’s self when doing things that strictly conform to an ideal that isn’t there’s.
The purpose of life is something I truly believe none of us will have or have enough time in our life to describe, people have different variations of what they feel the meaning is but the ongoing search
When I move I notice
I cant keep focus.
My mind is in constant race
Without any constant pace
When I move I notice
Time is expensive
paying the price every day,
day to day chores are demanding
Always in the need of an extra push
Either moving to fast or to slow
never an in between
when I move I notice
a challenge is good
easy or difficult
I can climb any mountain
there is no slope to steep
no hill to high
although a challenge
fight threw and keep
moving
for enlightenment is never ending.

Kachi,
ReplyDeleteThis is one of your strongest posts yet. It just needs to be longer and a little stronger. You have the concept here... you pose to yourself a very powerful question. You're thinking about conformity vs. self love. This is awesome. Big questions!
I would try to fill in more space with some real life examples. Could you tell a story about when you felt like you were just trying to fit in with a certain ideal. With family? With friends? With society in general?
If you could fuse in some real life stories, you're post would be perfect. Here, you have the thoughts/concepts/wonder... philosophy. It just needs some application. When have you been tested by this? What outcome can you foresee?
Good free write... just write more. I like your images here. Your style is starting to develop. These images are great representations of your themes.
GR: 90