“The thing that is really hard,
and really amazing, is giving
up
on being perfect and beginning
the work of becoming yourself.” ~Anna
Quindlen
It should theoretically be simple but being authentic is not easy. It takes gumption to assert with courageous conviction “This is me!” and grace to accept what comes after.
From my first discordant bear cry in a nursery full of normally crying babies, I was different, quirky. My own way of doing things—dresses over jeans, art over sports—made me an early outcast. Nothing I naturally did fit me within my particular society.
[Continued; to read the entire article, visit the website]For a while, during a specific section of years, in order not to be misfit, I conformed completely. I lost not only the misfit but also myself, and with each false friendship, however popular, my spirit gradually disintegrated.
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/finding-kindred-spirits-honoring-inner-misfit/
Stephanie Doty
Simply Amazing
August 10, 2014
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