Which Is Riskier?
Did you know that it is riskier trying to be someone you're not, then just being yourself? There is a greater chance that you will be disliked by someone if you are trying to be what you "think" they want you to be, rather than just being yourslef.
It's kind of a simple thought, but it can change your life.
I've had this discussion with friends since Middle School. "Do I let other people's opinions of me determine who I am going to be?" I've been chewing on that very question for over a decade, and STILL would have to say "yes, they are" to some degree. They aren't determining who I choose to be NEARLY as much as they probably did when I was younger, but yes, still, it's a factor.
It's kind of a simple thought, but it can change your life.
I've had this discussion with friends since Middle School. "Do I let other people's opinions of me determine who I am going to be?" I've been chewing on that very question for over a decade, and STILL would have to say "yes, they are" to some degree. They aren't determining who I choose to be NEARLY as much as they probably did when I was younger, but yes, still, it's a factor.
Labels: Identity
~Be Yourself (author unknown)
Ever since I was a little kid, I didn’t want to be me. I wanted to be like Billy Widdledon, and Billy Widdledon didn’t even like me. I walked like he walked; I talked like he talked; and I signed up for the high school he signed up for.
Which is why Billy Widdledon changed. He began to hang around Herby Vandeman; he walked like Herby Vandeman; he talked like Herby Vandeman. He got me all mixed up! I began to walk and talk like Billy Widdledon, who was walking and talking like Herby Vandeman.
And then it dawned on me that Herby Vandeman walked and talked like Joey Haverlin. And Joey Haverline walked and talked like Corky Sabinson.
So here I am walking and talking like Billy Widdleton’s imitation of Herby Vandeman’s version of Joey Haverlin, trying to walk and talk like Corky Sabinson. And who do you think Corky Sabinson is always walking and talking like? Of all people, Dopey Wellington that little pest who walks and talks like me! : )
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:43 AM
That's awesome
Posted by
Sean Walker |
8:42 AM
No one can possibly be as cool as VOLTAGE!!!!
Posted by
heather young |
8:48 PM
This is by writer and cartoonist Jules Feiffer, from his play "Feiffer's People."
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3:03 PM