The Curse of Normality
One of the things that I mentally struggle the most with in my life is the desire to be accepted. I know that within each and every one of us is this inherent desire to fit in, for people to like and accept and respect us. But so often we change who we are in order to be liked, accepted and respected- to fit in. I'm so sick of not being fully accepted by my peers- having to change and tweak myself in order to be mercifully ignored. God made me a beautiful perfect human person, and He respects, accepts and likes me for who I am- why can't the rest of the world get a clue!?
Okay I know I'm sounding somewhat witchy, so I'll come back to initial point. We are often so busy in our lives trying to act 'normal' to fit in that we lose track of who we really are. How often have you followed a fashion trend that you're not enthused about, just to fit in? About a third of my wardrobe is testament to that fact. How often do we listen to popular music, not because we actually enjoy it, but so we'll look cool when other people start singing it? How often are we scorned for our little quirks, eccentricities and abnormalities? Why won't the world just accept us for who we are and stop trying to squeeze every ounce of individuality from us?
The truth is that God made us each unique. We don't have the same exact taste in clothes or music as any other person on the planet. We don't look like anyone else, we don't sound like anyone else. We are unique, precious and individual. God made us this way for a reason- how boring would life be if we were all 'normal'? That's why I'm going to say a little prayer every day to ask God for the grace to stay true to myself, to not follow something just because it's 'cool', and to thank the Lord every day for the unique individuality with which he has blessed me.
Okay I know I'm sounding somewhat witchy, so I'll come back to initial point. We are often so busy in our lives trying to act 'normal' to fit in that we lose track of who we really are. How often have you followed a fashion trend that you're not enthused about, just to fit in? About a third of my wardrobe is testament to that fact. How often do we listen to popular music, not because we actually enjoy it, but so we'll look cool when other people start singing it? How often are we scorned for our little quirks, eccentricities and abnormalities? Why won't the world just accept us for who we are and stop trying to squeeze every ounce of individuality from us?
The truth is that God made us each unique. We don't have the same exact taste in clothes or music as any other person on the planet. We don't look like anyone else, we don't sound like anyone else. We are unique, precious and individual. God made us this way for a reason- how boring would life be if we were all 'normal'? That's why I'm going to say a little prayer every day to ask God for the grace to stay true to myself, to not follow something just because it's 'cool', and to thank the Lord every day for the unique individuality with which he has blessed me.
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