I think worrying about whether other people will like what we do or look like is so ingrained in us
I think worrying about whether other people will like what we do or look like is so ingrained in us as we grow up. And as we get older we are expected to fit in even more; ‘be an adult’ meaning ‘be normal like everyone else’ like you’re not supposed to be interesting or outwardly express yourself as an individual past your teenage years. I definitely suppressed how I like to present myself to the world for a long time thinking I was supposed to ‘grow up’ or that people wouldn’t take me seriously or I wouldn’t be able to establish my business as a fitness professional if I didn’t. Well clearly I slowly ended up getting to the point where I’d had enough of giving a fuck. Why should I tone myself down for other people. Someone doesn’t like the way I look? Not my problem. If I like how I look, that’s what matters. Everyone else can fuck off, really. People may think I look much younger than I am because of the things I enjoy and the way I look but again who really cares. People who vibe with me are the people I want to work with and surround myself with anyway. Maybe nobody reads this, maybe they do, doesn’t matter. I guess the message du jour is that being unapologetically 100% who the fuck you are is a lot more enjoyable and a ton less stressful than constantly trying to suppress yourself and never really feeling like ‘you’ just to appease other people. LOVE YEW (at Norwich, Norfolk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSM193ADjEi/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link