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Wednesday 18 June 2014
Reflecting on... Self-Expression
I will admit from the offset of this piece of
writing that I have never been particularly adept at self expression; in fact
blogging is possibly the boldest form of self-expression I have ever practiced.
It is a very prolific way of getting my opinion out to the world and expressing
it with eloquence, drama and descriptive flair. I can convey anything through
writing… passion, anger, love, enlightenment… I choose this form of
self-expression because it is understated and requires thought; a piece of
writing can be re-written over and over, it takes time to get the words and the
grammar right to express exactly the right thing. Every sentence says something
specifically from my mind, my imagination, from me.
It started when I was a teenager, I started a
diary… I’d found the emotional hurricane powered by hormones which was flooding
my 14-year old self needed an outlet; I couldn’t sing or dance, I had no talent
for drawing or painting; I thought writing would be the easiest way to release
my emotional burden. For a long time I thought I was taking the easy way out by
writing but over time I realised I was simply doing what felt natural. It was
and still is my form of self-expression – the words give shape and colour to
every emotional nuance; each comma, full stop and sentence adds texture and
richness. Writing is how I declare my personality; it didn’t happen for me in a
sense of style or an artistic flair, I wasn’t moved to channel my life through
politics, law or music but I found a spiritual belief I am proud of and I found
freedom in the written word.
To express yourself fully, however you choose to do
it, you must feel a sense of purpose, a sense of self; something to believe in,
something worth defending. Once you have that, you have something worthy of
expressing and you can do that through whichever medium you choose. It could be
dependant on the seasons: trees express themselves differently as the wheel
turns; the tides change as the moon waxes as wanes – self-expression cannot be
dictated to you, it comes from the self. Though outside influences may sway how
you choose to showcase yourself, it must come from you. Do what feels natural,
follow your heart and let your spiritual and emotional self be explored,
nurtured and freed.
I have written about my personal form of
self-expression here because that is what I know it to be and how I have
learned that there are no rules or limits when it comes to being yourself. If
you feel like you should have red hair, dye it; if you feel like you can’t
breathe unless you are making music or art or writing then go with it. The
Universe will never give you more than you can handle and however you choose to
express that, my personal advice/experience says that as long as you are being
true to yourself and can accept and love who you see in the mirror every day
then be as wacky and wonderful as your imagination will allow.
Tuesday 17 June 2014
Reflecting on... My 33rd Birthday!
I was born
As with any birthday, I am taking stock, clearing
out the negative and starting fresh. The moon is waning so it is the most
auspicious time for banishing the crap out of my life, getting pro-active, so
that when the moon is waxing in a couple of weeks, I can bring things into my
life. As part of this birthday clear-out I have made a list of five ‘things’
which I am banishing from my life this birthday:
Resentful feelings
Debt
Body Issues
Selfishness
Procrastination
I did not plan to turn this into a post about
banishing negativity and all my issues so I am stopping; this is a day of
celebration I will focus on the positive things about myself today: I have Love,
family, friendship and work but above all, I have the light
of the Universe withi n me as my spiritual path
stretches onward, I have enlightenment, faith and I have something to believe
in. That is the best birthday present I could ever hope for.
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