Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
It feels good to be back again, and the words that ring in my mind are “Back to Normal”.
Well, I give you two quotes here, related to the words. Pick one, pick both or spin your own take on ‘Back to Normal’.
Contradictory, yes …. but it all depends on how you define your normal. or choose to redefine it. The quotes are tricky, not what they appear to be on the surface. What is really normal?
But well … that’s my take. I am eager to read yours.
What does it mean to be normal?
Most of my life I believed normal was something which I was not. Normal were those people around me who seemed to be able to negate the world in a relatively (to me) sane and regular manner. The kids with circles of friends and seemed to know how to act in every social occasion. I didn’t so I was not normal.
Those people who could handle new experiences and new people with ease. I couldn’t.
Those people who seemed to know their life’s path with certainty. I didn’t.
People who weren’t always afraid of being or doing wrong. I was.
People who could speak up about their thoughts and feelings and needs. I couldn’t.
People whose kids won awards and scholarships. I didn’t. Mine didn’t.
People whose kids studied hard and seemed to have their life planned out (including winning those awards, being good at sports, getting good grades). I didn’t. Mine didn’t.
I had taken me years to realize that nothing is normal. There is no normal. Everything I was looking to find to be normal, isn’t real. Isn’t normal.
There are thousands, maybe millions, of ‘normals’ in our world.
We are all varieties of ‘normal.’
I am finally learned to live with my ‘normal,’ knowing I am not normal at all.
Yesterday, I did a session on Being Unique with college students and demonstrated it with leaves. They picked up a leaf, observed it, put it back in the bowl and then asked to find their own. The uniqueness of each leaf served as an example to know how they are wired differently – due to genetics, upbringing, culture, education and so many other factors.
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Uniqueness redefined ….. by athling2001
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