Boy, I thought about this a lot when I was younger and moving around a ton. Then I found my forever place and just have to be me. I like that better.
This post reminds me so much of one of my favorite songs, "The Weight of Lies" by the Avett Brothers. All about relocating and what you tell people about who you are. As they say, "Lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you down."
That is a skill I've never learned. Reinventing myself is beyond me. Everywhere I go, there I am. And the years and years I was so desperate to NOT be me and couldn't ever shed enough of me to matter...oy. Others' expectations didn't factor, I just wanted to stop being a target. The butt of jokes, the embarrassing oddball, a giant Brunhilde lacking only a helmet with horns. The best I could do was to make sure I had outlandish hair. It was my only shield.
Boy, I thought about this a lot when I was younger and moving around a ton. Then I found my forever place and just have to be me. I like that better.
This post reminds me so much of one of my favorite songs, "The Weight of Lies" by the Avett Brothers. All about relocating and what you tell people about who you are. As they say, "Lies don't need an aeroplane to chase you down."
That is a skill I've never learned. Reinventing myself is beyond me. Everywhere I go, there I am. And the years and years I was so desperate to NOT be me and couldn't ever shed enough of me to matter...oy. Others' expectations didn't factor, I just wanted to stop being a target. The butt of jokes, the embarrassing oddball, a giant Brunhilde lacking only a helmet with horns. The best I could do was to make sure I had outlandish hair. It was my only shield.
Nailed it! It's gotta be pain, right? Even if you just moved, why invent yourself when everything is going great?