Life By Design: Embrace Your Weirdness

I’m weird. The truth is, we all are. Some of us just don’t let that weird wonderful self out to play very much.

Alas, society has been good at training it out of us.

I remember my Discourse Analysis professor in the early 90s saying that everyone could be diagnosed with a mental disorder if secretly observed for a period of time.

Funny the things from school that stick, eh? That stuck. I found it strangely comforting.

Freedom To Be

Ever since returning to Canada last July, I have repeatedly found myself feeling grateful to be living where I am. My friends and Guides helped me manifest the perfect housemate in a beautiful home. It’s been such a blessing!

I’ve had several sets of housemates in the last 5 years. In most of those situations, I hadn’t felt safe or comfortable enough to fully be myself. Fear, “consideration”, divergent lifestyles and philosophies – I just kept myself quiet and small. Like many times in my life, I chose to walk on eggshells.

Can you relate? It’s no fun!

It feels so good to be weird again!

I love singing, no matter if my housemate is in earshot. Luckily, she likes it too.
When I write, I’m constantly reading out loud in a variety of accents and levels of dramatic flair. It makes it more fun.
Making strange sound effects is one of the healthier ways I have of coping with technological overwhelm (common during this website building phase).
I can go days without saying much of anything, intensely focused on my projects.
and the list goes on.

Let the Weirdness Blossom

During my walks this week, I’ve observed little spring flowers pushing their way out from under the remaining snow and packed down grasses. Thank goodness they made it through! They add such colour to the world.

It’s the same with us.

There is such freedom in being who we are. It takes courage. It takes heart. It takes pushing through both real and perceived barriers to fully bloom. It takes being in the right environment.

Is your environment conducive?