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sunshine_challenge 2019: Prompts 7
May. 12th, 2020 03:58 amPrompt 7: Be Your Own Light — we invite everyone to reflect and share what things you love about yourself.
I thought pretty hard about what I wanted to write for this prompt. There were a lot of answers that were eventually vetoed, and I even wrote out a whole answer that I later deleted. It just didn't feel right.
I've got one now, though, that does: I love how enthusiastic I am. I'm a warm person with a lot of passion and love to give, and when I make up my mind to persevere at something, I put 100% of myself into it. I can be very stubborn and fiery and intense, but I think sometimes those are great things to be: to be determined, and passionate, and driven by powerful emotions and beliefs.
Actually, this is something I struggle with, too. A lot of the time, it feels like a terrible thing, something that I ought to hide, and I find myself considering ways to tone down my language, to come across as more distant or detached. I don't like the idea that people find me too intense or too... well, anything. The idea that being yourself never means being too much is something I'm still trying to internalise. And I know I can — hell, often do — come across as far too cold, because humans are complex and contain multitudes and innate irrationality. But when I sit down and think about whether I'd like to live my life as someone who held back for fear of pain or ridicule, or someone who lived too much — too loudly and fiercely — it's clear to me which side of that coin I want to land on.
Life is exciting. Life is full of things that are worthy of pouring oneself into, and of being passionate about. Being excited about things is nothing to be ashamed of — being a fan is something to be proud of. And if my way of living means putting all my heart into whatever I'm doing, then I think that's pretty neat.
(hehe look at that i came full circle 100% by accident, /slides on shades/ nice)
I thought pretty hard about what I wanted to write for this prompt. There were a lot of answers that were eventually vetoed, and I even wrote out a whole answer that I later deleted. It just didn't feel right.
I've got one now, though, that does: I love how enthusiastic I am. I'm a warm person with a lot of passion and love to give, and when I make up my mind to persevere at something, I put 100% of myself into it. I can be very stubborn and fiery and intense, but I think sometimes those are great things to be: to be determined, and passionate, and driven by powerful emotions and beliefs.
Actually, this is something I struggle with, too. A lot of the time, it feels like a terrible thing, something that I ought to hide, and I find myself considering ways to tone down my language, to come across as more distant or detached. I don't like the idea that people find me too intense or too... well, anything. The idea that being yourself never means being too much is something I'm still trying to internalise. And I know I can — hell, often do — come across as far too cold, because humans are complex and contain multitudes and innate irrationality. But when I sit down and think about whether I'd like to live my life as someone who held back for fear of pain or ridicule, or someone who lived too much — too loudly and fiercely — it's clear to me which side of that coin I want to land on.
Life is exciting. Life is full of things that are worthy of pouring oneself into, and of being passionate about. Being excited about things is nothing to be ashamed of — being a fan is something to be proud of. And if my way of living means putting all my heart into whatever I'm doing, then I think that's pretty neat.
(hehe look at that i came full circle 100% by accident, /slides on shades/ nice)
If you are able to share your post in some way, we also invite you to ask your friend list to comment and add things they love about you as well. You may well be surprised by the results. I would like to add to this — please consider adding something you love or are trying to appreciate more about yourself. ♥ I know this isn't easy for a lot of people though, so no pressure. I would just love to hear. (ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡ ｡ﾟ･
