There is a side of me that I usually keep slightly hidden, and I don’t do it on purpose. I firmly believe we all have a side of us that is kept private or reserved simply as a means to be what society thinks we should be, but I am sort of over that mentality. Obviously I have to be what I feel is a good role model for my children, but the shell that I seem to keep slightly hidden under is not a bad role model for my children, if anything, it is the side of me that encourages them to make others smile and laugh.
This past weekend I had an absolutely amazing time with someone who I met for the first time, and at first it took me off guard. This person was hilarious, and takes life by the horns! The sense of humor is slightly difficult to catch on to at times, but we had a blast doing things like grocery shopping and talking. Literally going to the grocery store was almost as fun as going by myself, I will admit my face turned red at moments, but the ability to see myself coming out of my shell just a teeny bit? Made me feel happy.
I walked away from this past weekend thinking deeper about who I am, what I want and where I am heading in life. Right now my path is going pretty steady forward and I will continue to focus on reaching the goals I have set for myself as a single mom. When I go out alone, at the grocery store, and sometimes with my kids, you can find me singing a little bit and skipping to the beat of my own music, but never have I done that with another adult who is all GAME ON about it. Not only was it game on, it was “let’s take this and run with it” sort of experience.
Learning something from every experience I have is very important to me, as a person, I like to grow every day and be better today than I was yesterday. With the positive mindset, a smile upon my face more often than not and three awesome children; there is no reason why I have to keep holding back on the sarcastic, witty, clever and fun side of me! I want that side of me back in ways I haven’t shown in years, it’s time to come out of my shell, allow my sarcasm and sense of humor to shine online as well as in real life. It is time to be me, all of me, every moment even if it gets some laughs at my expense or odd looks; a good point made to me was this, “If no one is getting hurt in the process, why not just enjoy yourself and if you can get others to laugh or join in? Then why not?! You are making someone else day brighter” … that is a paraphrased quote, but I am sure you get the gist.
It is time to live for you, do not fear the judgement, do not fear the laughter at your expense, no worries about what others will say – what you need to be concerned about is that you lived another day happily and lay your head down on that pillow with zero regrets!
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It does feel great when you meet someone that you can be completely yourself with and be accepted. We have to play many roles in life based on the situation in front of us but it is important to make sure that our true nature is also present. Never lose who you truly are.
Being behind a computer all day often has the real me hidden too. Sometimes I’m scared and self conscious wondering what people will think of the actual, real life me. Will they think I’m funny, sarcastic…I guess in the end we are not here to please others. Being ourselves is the most important.
Wonderful post! I can relate to some of this too. I’m pretty quiet around some people until I get to know them more. I honestly don’t get out much because I feel better just staying home. I definitely need to get out of my own comfort zone and get out there more…Hopefully someday soon..
Sounds like this person brought out some fun in you – nothing wrong with that. I think we all could use someone like that in our lives, to push us out of our shell just a tiny bit. 🙂
I love the message of this post! I try to get out as much as I can and remind myself what is important!