I Don't Care If The Normals Like Me Or Not
The older I get, the more I realize that everyone's got their quirks. Everyone's got those things in the back of their mind that they are insecure about. Everyone wants to connect with others and feel liked and appreciated. Most people are in their own heads, and most adults are a lot less judgmental than teenagers.
Sure, some of us are more different than others. There is a vast range of experiences that people may or may not have had. A vast range of personalities. Sure, some people are more towards the center of the bell curve, and I feel like I'm more towards the end of it, but my experiences are valid and interesting and valuable to some people. They have shaped who I have become and people generally like me.
It has taken me awhile to get here, but I accept myself as a valuable human being and member of society. I am living a productive life and supporting myself. I may not be in the same place as my peers in my age group, but as I look around me, I see that a lot of people aren't in that place where society would say a 30 year old should be. Some have a college education and are working in a professional job, married, own their own home, all those things generally associated with success. Some started their own business and are rolling in cash. Some are single parents working in retail barely making ends meet. Some have never worked a day in their life. Some have never had a relationship. And these experiences are just as valid as anyone else's.
Everyone lives a life based on their own abilities, aptitudes, and the opportunities and downfalls that come upon them. I accept myself and my life. "Normal" - life as some people would have you believe you should be living - is just one possibility. One small part of the human experience. And by no means is the only route (or for some people even a route) to success and happiness. There's nothing wrong with going off the beaten path - in fact, it's often the people who do that make the world a better place.
Sure, some of us are more different than others. There is a vast range of experiences that people may or may not have had. A vast range of personalities. Sure, some people are more towards the center of the bell curve, and I feel like I'm more towards the end of it, but my experiences are valid and interesting and valuable to some people. They have shaped who I have become and people generally like me.
It has taken me awhile to get here, but I accept myself as a valuable human being and member of society. I am living a productive life and supporting myself. I may not be in the same place as my peers in my age group, but as I look around me, I see that a lot of people aren't in that place where society would say a 30 year old should be. Some have a college education and are working in a professional job, married, own their own home, all those things generally associated with success. Some started their own business and are rolling in cash. Some are single parents working in retail barely making ends meet. Some have never worked a day in their life. Some have never had a relationship. And these experiences are just as valid as anyone else's.
Everyone lives a life based on their own abilities, aptitudes, and the opportunities and downfalls that come upon them. I accept myself and my life. "Normal" - life as some people would have you believe you should be living - is just one possibility. One small part of the human experience. And by no means is the only route (or for some people even a route) to success and happiness. There's nothing wrong with going off the beaten path - in fact, it's often the people who do that make the world a better place.
