Feeling lost on the murky road of life? Well, get out and stretch your legs on the weekly rest stop known as Sound Advice.
Remember when you were a teenager and someone at your high school discovered the word “conceited?” Pretty soon they were searching for someone to attach that label to, and perhaps it was you. Then you, too, figured out what conceited meant and decided you didn’t want to be called that so you tried to adjust your behavior so people didn’t think you were a self centered prick.
Maybe you weren’t labeled conceited, but it was something else; pretentious, show off, self centered. Maybe it wasn’t someone at your school, maybe it was your parents, or a jealous cousin or your racist step-uncle. Whatever it was, it made you think twice about being as awesome as you are. You stopped wanting to draw attention to yourself, you started wearing all black, grey or army green, and agreed with everything that everyone said.
Sometimes the desire to be liked, or just not ostracized, keeps us from expressing ourselves fully. It stops us from acknowledging and appreciating our individual gifts whether that is being a bold personality, or beautiful or an amazingly talented musician. Don’t play yourself small just because someone else can’t handle your awesomeness.
Today, I give you permission to brag about what you are good at, to wear your flame red dress out to dinner even if bitches gonna hate on you, and to play the entire solo from Comfortably Numb at your family reunion. Be bold, go big, and make sure people know that you were here. Today give yourself permission to rock.
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