Naysayers Be Gone!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had someone staring over my shoulder.  Breathing down my neck.  Criticizing every decision I made and every action I performed.

“Don’t get that piercing.  It won’t look good and you’ll regret it.”  I got it anyways.  Around 6 years later, I’m still rocking a hoop in my nose and love it just as much today as I did the day I got it done.

“Why would you want to do that to your hair?  It looks fine the way it is.  Aren’t you getting too old for that kind of stuff?” NO! At 26 years old, I’ve had long hair, short hair, been a blonde, a brunette, and a ginger, and had pink, red, black, and purple chunks, streaks, and patterns.  And I’d do it again.  And I intend to.  And that’s the point of this post.

While I’ve always generally gone through with things I wanted to do despite what others have told me, I’ve always second guessed myself about everything.  It was always delayed because I started having doubts about my opinions or desires because of what someone else had told me.  I’ve come to the realization that there will always be a person in life that will present you with those criticisms and doubts, but it is your decision on whether you let that person affect you or not.  And I’m choosing not to anymore.  I already have a list of things I want to do or have done, a mini-bucket list for this summer, I guess.   Maybe its because I’m finally growing into the person I was supposed to be, maybe its because I have this sensational feeling that 2013 is going to be one of the best years of my life, but I feel that it’s time I just went for it, with faith in myself and my decisions, no looking back, and no second guessing.

My summer bucket list is essentially pointless to another person.  It’s not any grand plan to travel abroad or some potentially life changing journey.  Well, it wouldn’t be to another person reading it, but it is to me.  It’s simple things, like becoming a blonde again and adding in something funky like purple just because.  It’s getting the 2 tattoos I’ve wanted for years.  It’s being honest with myself and with those around me, because I know I will never grow further unless I force myself to do this.  It’s focusing on my writing and putting myself out there.  I will not let opinions of others make me doubt myself anymore.   Hell, if I’d listened to other people, I wouldn’t even have this blog.

“Writing?  Why would you want to do that?  It’s not like you could make money with it.  What’s the point?”  It’s refreshing, it’s relaxing, it’s therapeutic for starters.   And I’m quite proud of the guts I had to stir up to do it and the amount of followers and feedback that has  granted me.   THAT’S the point, Debbie Downer.  Deal with it!

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