#87
I don’t think I’m a faker, but a lot of people really don’t know how weird I am.
When I say weird, I mean that I make life choices that really stand out as different to a lot of people. But they’re personal enough to not be visible on the outside, at least not all the time.
And I have a partner in weirdness too, Shawn. He’s weird AF.
That’s why we are great.
But sometimes it is hard to be weird. We see our kids wishing we weren’t.
But we are weird and strongly principled.
I know you’re meant to hold your opinions and principles lightly.
But I can’t. It risks more of that quiet divorce of the soul stuff.
Is there a time when we are no longer weird because everyone else has joined us?
Will I see this era before I die?
Does the fringe ever become the mainstream?
Until it does, I guess you just hang in there and feel grateful for the people who get you. I do have those people - and some of them are very different to me, but very able to see me, see underneath the choices and the weirdness, they just like me for being me.
So I guess that’s plenty for now, actually. I’ll keep being weird.
That is all for today. As always, I look forward to hearing what you heard, saw and felt when reading this.
With love,
Michelle xx
This resonates Michelle. I have been leaning into my weirdness lately - learning to accept and value my quirks and idiosyncrasies. I find the more I do this, the more I connect with other ‘weirdos’ and the more it allows us all to start to show up, be more authentically ourselves. It’s a struggle in some places and at some times but I am curious as to what will increasingly open up. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good weird work 🤗❤️⭐️
Are you weird? Or just comfortable being yourself?
I think you’re wonderfully, uniquely Michelle. And I don’t really know Shawn. He might be weird 🤣