Call a friend...being different is a good thing....there is a saying that goes..."You were born an original...don't die a copy"....then look for friends who are like minded and like the same things as you do....being part of the "in-crowd" means you have to act like them to fit in....but real friends love and accept you for who you are and wouldn't want you to change a thing!!!!
I've spent a lifetime not fitting in. I wasn't one of the cool kids in Highschool - I was the guy who ran a trapline and spent his spare time hunting and fishing. I wasn't the dedicated hell-raiser in my early twenties - I did my drinking at home and rodeo'd on the weekends. I wasn't a Yuppy in my thirties - I drove a truck and worked alternately as a semi-professional gun-fighter for a local tourist trap and as a living history docent for various historic sites in my spare time. And it continues...
Ultimately, I just had to accept it and realize that the reason I don't fit in is because I'm different than everyone else -- Heck, I'm even different from the folks that are like me! I've never been able to fit into any kind of established "mold" and it finally occured to me that it doesn't mean that I'm wrong, just an individual.
I'll admit that not fitting in does get a little lonely at times, but if fitting in means ascribing myself to the norms established by society, then it's a lonliness that I'll embrace!
So don't sweat it too much - Embrace your individuality instead and it'll you'll live better and be happier!
I've spent a lifetime not fitting in. I wasn't one of the cool kids in Highschool -
Ultimately, I just had to accept it and realize that the reason I don't fit in is because I'm different than everyone else -- Heck, I'm even different from the folks that are like me! I've never been able to fit into any kind of established "mold" and it finally occured to me that it doesn't mean that I'm wrong, just an individual .
I'll admit that not fitting in does get a little lonely at times, but if fitting in means ascribing myself to the norms established by society, then it's a lonliness that I'll embrace!
So don't sweat it too much - Embrace your individuality instead and it'll you'll live better and be happier!
Well said! I can relate, believe me! I don't "fit in" perfectly in any of my "worlds", but I love my individuality!
As Kermit once sang, "It's not easy being green" , referring to it not being easy being different than anyone around you. It's what I sing when I'm having one of those days that it gets to me.
I've spent a lifetime not fitting in. I wasn't one of the cool kids in Highschool - I was the guy who ran a trapline and spent his spare time hunting and fishing. I wasn't the dedicated hell-raiser in my early twenties - I did my drinking at home and rodeo'd on the weekends. I wasn't a Yuppy in my thirties - I drove a truck and worked alternately as a semi-professional gun-fighter for a local tourist trap and as a living history docent for various historic sites in my spare time. And it continues...
Ultimately, I just had to accept it and realize that the reason I don't fit in is because I'm different than everyone else -- Heck, I'm even different from the folks that are like me! I've never been able to fit into any kind of established "mold" and it finally occured to me that it doesn't mean that I'm wrong, just an individual .
I'll admit that not fitting in does get a little lonely at times, but if fitting in means ascribing myself to the norms established by society, then it's a lonliness that I'll embrace!
So don't sweat it too much - Embrace your individuality instead and it'll you'll live better and be happier!
Kansan, That is so well written, in the itself you are a strong individual. You are doing with your life what brings out the best in you. You are THE KANSAN!!!
I've spent a lifetime not fitting in. I wasn't one of the cool kids in Highschool - I was the guy who ran a trapline and spent his spare time hunting and fishing. I wasn't the dedicated hell-raiser in my early twenties - I did my drinking at home and rodeo'd on the weekends. I wasn't a Yuppy in my thirties - I drove a truck and worked alternately as a semi-professional gun-fighter for a local tourist trap and as a living history docent for various historic sites in my spare time. And it continues...
Ultimately, I just had to accept it and realize that the reason I don't fit in is because I'm different than everyone else -- Heck, I'm even different from the folks that are like me! I've never been able to fit into any kind of established "mold" and it finally occured to me that it doesn't mean that I'm wrong, just an individual .
I'll admit that not fitting in does get a little lonely at times, but if fitting in means ascribing myself to the norms established by society, then it's a lonliness that I'll embrace!
So don't sweat it too much - Embrace your individuality instead and it'll you'll live better and be happier!
...and there is always 'the Charles Whitman solution'....with payback as there seemingly are so many variations of this in the US, moreso than in any other country in the world...
None of the above, other people can't get me down... I am confident enough in myself (not conceited) to know I only have to worry about my life, and I realize people aren't always going to agree with each other.. Antone can can what ever they want to me, I know the true, so what's it matter what someone else says or does...
I think for myself, and do for myself(not selfish) just very independent..
I don't need to get anyone's approval, for any of the decisions I make...
Tater: None of the above, other people can't get me down... I am confident enough in myself (not conceited) to know I only have to worry about my life, and I realize people aren't always going to agree with each other.. Anyone can say whatever they want to me, I know the truth, so what's it matter what someone else says or does...
I think for myself, and do for myself(not selfish) just very independent..
I don't need to get anyone's approval, for any of the decisions I make...
Kids this is why your teacher always tell you to proofread..
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