THE AGE OF INDIVIDUALITY ❤
TODAY WAS A WEIRD DAY I GOT UP AROUND 7AM TO START MY YOGA & PREPARE MY BODY & MIND FOR THE FULL DAY AHEAD OF ME. I STARTED TO DO SOME ARTWORK FOR A LITTLE BIT WHICH IS ONE OF MY PASSIONATE HOBBIES. I FELT A GREATER SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT TODAY THAN NORMAL
LATER THAT DAY I WAS OUT ENJOYING LUNCH WITH A FRIEND & WAS GREETED BY AN OLD LADY AROUND 70 WHO SEEMED REALLY SWEET AT FIRST. THE RESTAURANT WAS SILENT AS A MOUSE & PACKED FULL OF PEOPLE AS SHE MAKES POLITE ON THE SURFACE CONVERSATION TO WHICH IT’S THROWN OFF ON A TANGENT BY THE BOISTEROUS TONE IN HER VOICE ECHOED THE QUESTION …
“WHY DID YOU NAME YOUR BRAND PINK HOLLY?” (I HAD MY WORKBOOK PULLED OUT IN WHICH MY LOGO IS ON) …
I REPLIED “BECAUSE PINK IS THE COLOR OF UNIVERSAL LOVE & UNITY & ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE COLORS. IT’S PART OF WHO I AM” …
SHE PROCEEDED TO ARGUE WITH ME THAT WHAT I WAS DOING WAS NOT NORMAL & THAT I SHOULD THINK ABOUT RENAMING MY BRAND (ODD I KNOW!) & TO ALSO WEAR MORE SENSIBLE CLOTHING (CROP HOODIE WITH UGGS WAS MY OOTD).
I GUESS IT’S MORE APPROPRIATE FOR AN OLDER LADY RAISED FROM TRADITION BUT IT IS “WEIRD” TUTTING WHEN I BECAME DEFENSIVE OF MY CAREER & APPEARANCE …
IT ALMOST SEEMS NOWADAYS BEING UNIQUE, SPECIAL OR INDIVIDUAL IS LABELLED WITH THE CONNOTATIONS OF BEING WEIRD. STRANGE & UNAPPROACHABLE. MAYBE I’M THINKING TOO MUCH INTO THIS WHOLE MATTER …
WE NOW LIVE IN THE AGE OF INDIVIDUALITY WHERE UNIQUE STYLES & LOOKS ARE PRAISED & INSPIRING THE WORLD …
TAKE THE FASHION INDUSTRY IF WE ALL STUCK WITH SENSIBLE, NORMAL & ACCEPTABLE CLOTHING-DESIGNERS INCLUDING MYSELF WOULD BE TEARING THEIR HAIR FROM THEIR ROOT. FASHION & OUR APPEARANCES ARE AN EXPRESSION OF OUR PERSONALITIES, TASTES & OF OUR OWN REPRESENTATION THAT BECOMES OUR IDENTITY …
I UNDERSTAND THIS LADY WITHIN HER GENERATION DIDN’T QUITE HAVE THE REBELLION & DIVERSITY THAT THIS WORLD DOES TODAY BUT I THINK OF IT AS QUITE RUDE TO INTERRUPT SOMEONE FROM THEIR LUNCH, THEIR OWN LITTLE BUBBLE OF JOY TO INSULT THEM & GET ONE UP BY SAYING THEY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE & NOT NORMAL
THIS ALL FALLS INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS PEOPLE WHO ARE PREJUDICE & STEREOTYPE PEOPLE WITH BRIGHTLY COLORED HAIR, TATTOOS & PIERCINGS AS BEING UNEMPLOYABLE OR SOMETHING …
CREATIVITY SHOULD BE PRAISED!
THIS WEBSITE IS A LARGE PORTION OF MY CREATIVITY WHICH INCLUDES A LOT OF PICTURES OF ME, MY HAIR, MY PERSONAL STYLE & I AM PRAISED FOR MY CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFITS MANY HUNDREDS THAT READ IT EVERY DAY. BUT IT WORRIES ME THAT WE STILL LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE THINK IT’S UNACCEPTABLE TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO TAKE A SENSE OF EQUALITY AWAY WITH THEM TODAY AFTER READING THIS. THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TO ANOTHER BECAUSE OF ETHNICITY, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AGE OR STYLE …
IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU ARE WRONG OR INAPPROPRIATE FOR LOOKING THAT WAY. YOU ARE YOUR OWN CHARACTER & AS LONG AS YOU CAN IDENTIFY WITH YOURSELF AS BEING HAPPY WITH THAT NOTHING SHOULD MATTER. I DIDN’T JUDGE THAT LADY FOR HER DRESS BECAUSE SHE IS HER OWN BEING & THAT IS WHAT MAKES HER HAPPY. I DIDN’T LET THOSE COMMENTS SINK IN BECAUSE I AM VERY HAPPY WITH WHO I AM & HOW I EXPRESS MYSELF …
THIS WORLD IS MADE FOR US CREATIVE SOULS SO LET OTHERS THRIVE OFF BEING UNIQUE & NOT BEING A SHEEP …
XOXO 🖤