Followthings i wonder?! what is controversial? what is weird? what is normal??
when facing a new year, you start to reflect on the one ending. my last year -2012- was amazing but not without controversy.
i’ll start with this: i live in a candy colored perfect world almost all the time.
YES, i’m lola & my favorite color is pink!
BUT seriously, i live in a bubble & i ABSOLUTELY LOVE to get out of it and find the nitty gritty real world.
WHY? because it’s where most people live.
i know i’m lucky. i’m happy to return to the bubble BUT only temporarily. it’s not reality. it’s not where life is really happening. sorry friends if i offend.
this year has been one of my very best because i pushed my limits and you know what, i pushed yours too. who sets the rules? why are they set? who cares why? isn’t it better to learn from the challenges? isn’t better to know what else is out there and why we’re lucky? or how we are short-falling ourselves???
how can you judge me for wanting to know? how can you judge me for sharing with you what else is out there? i often wonder…don’t you want to know? aren’t you curious how the world gets on in other places?
is this too deep for you because it’s me, lola, saying it? or are you actually reading it??
i want you to know something. when people ask me what i do when i’m away traveling, no one says “oh well, how do you do that?!” OR “you have a tolerant family” they don’t think to themselves or whisper to others that something *MUST* be wrong to wish to travel so much.
NO, they actually treat what i do as a real profession and me as a person who should be able to go out into the world and do what it is i love. they don’t impress upon me rules. maybe it’s because they’re strangers. even still, i appreciate the response. the lack of judgement.
i’m especially embarrassed to say that the biggest judgers are women. and not ignorant women BUT women who should know better. these women treat me as if i should be living the life of a “traditional” woman. whatever that is. SHAME. ON. YOU. no wonder we haven’t advanced that much. we are our own worst enemies. almost NO men have said something indicating i’m making bad life choices. almost 100% of the negative feedback is from women. why?! because men know that the world is an oyster and it’s for the taking.
what am i trying to say here? many things. ladies, stop being so mean to your own kind. just because someone is doing something different doesn’t mean it’s wrong. AND!!! is it your business anyway? i wonder?? i’m guessing NO NO NO!
what else am i saying? GO. FOR. IT. don’t stop dreaming! despite my hurt feelings at people’s judgements this past year, my pushing myself has brought ME much happiness. I HAVE created something viable of my very own & i LOVE what i do!
so nanny nanny boo boo!
AND don’t expect 2013 to look ANY different. BIGGER BOLDER BETTER!
