LivingFULL
A friend of mine recently mentioned that he didn’t think really pretty women were worth dating because most of them have underdeveloped personalities and don’t try hard at anything. I asked another man if he thought that was true, and he said there is some truth to it. I cannot understand this mode of thinking because it is a generalization, and they are typically not true. I have met plenty of beautiful women with great personalities and then some- and beauty is definitely relative. I can see how my friend could make this statement, kind of, when most women he has dealt with are rather ordinary. I told him he needs to date quirky or older to experience personality! The run of the mill girl isn’t going to elicit excitement. Someone who makes you think, wonder, see things differently, and who challenges will be the one who remains in your mind. IF you are a seeking, poetic, livingfull kind of person. Instead of mindful, I am, today, creating my own word, “LIVINGFULL”- and it means to live fully. Not a big mystery. Livingfull consists of being open to experience. Not an experience that will diminish your specialness or cause shame, but an experience that will leave you walking away feeling accomplished, positive, and productive. If you walk away from an experience knowing you were honest, didn’t intentionally hurt anyone, and perhaps even learned something, you are LIVINGFULLY…
It can be hard to navigate this world and many people feel insecure, unhappy and downright depressed. Those moments are unavoidable as it is the human condition to experience a spectrum of emotions. Try to swim in whatever it is you are feeling and understand that this too shall pass. It always does. To me, insecurity is a useless emotion because what is it outside of you that creates a not secure situation? What causes confidence? I think insecurity and not being confident are a direct result of the way someone else responds to you. We are not in control of this! You are only in control of how you respond to that person, the situation, or some look or comment. Consider the source- are they, them, or is it really worth you losing yourself momentarily? Does anyone simply wake up not feeling secure or confident? I don’t think they do. I think a circumstance, situation or person causes it. An external force. So today, let’s not think about outside forces that can create negative thoughts, feelings or memories. Choose to focus on yourself. You will be much more pleased in the long run.
