catalina_francisco
Happily insatiable always
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2002
- Posts
- 18,730
Re: peek a boo
Can relate to your view as it is a fact of life most in our society see it there duty to judge and punish others. What I have found is the biggest perpetrators of this are usually acting out of fear of their own indiscretions being discovered, or are jealous of the person who is brave enough to say 'this is me and I refuse to apologise or try to fit into your square'. It is a very confronting to many who long to be themselves but are held back by their own fears.
I spent a lot of my life living a few personalities, each one to suit the comfort zone of that set of people I was associated with. It became confusing to say the least, and extremely tiring. Think one of the things that made me see there was another way was the line in 'Strictly Ballroom' - 'to live your life in fear is to only live half a life'. I was already on the path to detangling my life and various personas, and this helped me realise it was imperative for my own peace of mind. Guess these are some of the pluses associated with growing older and hopefully wiser. I also think aging, and becoming a grandmother, have made me reevaluate what really matters and what doesn't as difficult as it may be at times.
Catalina
InnerDarkness said:I think naked pictures (of myself ) are something that I have always held as something that was beyond me. Mostly because of fear, scandal, etc. I have a job that depends heavily upon my image and my ability to represent a department and in turn an institution...so...any nudie pics pose a great risk. I am now learning how to gently move beyond that...it is tough..and still scary, but I am learning
Can relate to your view as it is a fact of life most in our society see it there duty to judge and punish others. What I have found is the biggest perpetrators of this are usually acting out of fear of their own indiscretions being discovered, or are jealous of the person who is brave enough to say 'this is me and I refuse to apologise or try to fit into your square'. It is a very confronting to many who long to be themselves but are held back by their own fears.
I spent a lot of my life living a few personalities, each one to suit the comfort zone of that set of people I was associated with. It became confusing to say the least, and extremely tiring. Think one of the things that made me see there was another way was the line in 'Strictly Ballroom' - 'to live your life in fear is to only live half a life'. I was already on the path to detangling my life and various personas, and this helped me realise it was imperative for my own peace of mind. Guess these are some of the pluses associated with growing older and hopefully wiser. I also think aging, and becoming a grandmother, have made me reevaluate what really matters and what doesn't as difficult as it may be at times.
Catalina