So You're Different? Own IT!

You look around, you don’t see living beings, you just see bodies. You notice their connections are lost, the connection to each other, the connection to the universe. You only hear conversations that are about each other, judgements and ridicule. Those around you find it easier to discuss other people and drag them down rather than discuss the beauty of this life. It’s easier to tear each other down then to give a compliment. Everyone wants change, without ever thinking of changing themselves. Distorted perceptions all around you, that have been engrained by society. And it’s not until you make a connection with something bigger, that all of a sudden you feel different. Isolated from the human bodies that walk around you daily.

At first you feel lost, like living in the eye of a cyclone.

You hear people call you alternative, crazy, a hippy and bizarre. You can feel the judgemental eyes dig deep into your core. When it first happens, you feel the urge to pull back into the normality of life, many do and it’s ok, they aren’t ready. You on the other hand, know deep down you aren’t those things people think, so you just keep living in the eye of the cyclone. For here it shakes you. The very elements of your body feel ignited.  You haven’t felt this strange…ever. There is beauty here. Beauty of making connections with people you may have previously brushed off. You start to see that life is much, much more then what’s spinning in your crazy mind.

When living in the cyclone, you realise denying the cycle of life is no longer an option. You realise this universe has been, and will be here for millions of years, you however will be lucky to last 80. You accept that one day you will take one final breath. It becomes strongly apparent that living a disconnected life for the next 50 years is not an option for you. You would rather stay in the depths of the cyclone confused and connecting with your true self. For this is better than living a life disconnected.

for the person you have become is odd

to the normality of society.... 

Erin Chaplin Photography

The longer you stay here, you notice on lookers eyes that once pierced you, drift elsewhere. They begin to find something else to distract their busy minds. You sleep well, because you know you are a good person. You stay true to yourself and those around you. The cyclone seems to pass, but you do not notice, because that alive feeling stays with you. Conversations are hard to maintain, friends are hard to maintain, for the person you have become is odd to the normality of society. People seem to come and go, but when they are there, they touch your soul and give you wisdom to carry until you die. You like this, for nothing in this life lasts forever.

After being in the cyclone for so long, comfort zones disappear. Things that were once an idea in your whirling mind become reality, for you no longer fear failure. You fear regret, you fear drifting back into the realm of nothingness. Your life fills with opportunities that give you the feeling of drawing away…but instead you do them, with light shining in your eyes. You complete things with a feeling of satisfaction that you withhold from sharing with others. You pass light on to others, for you have endured the sharp pains of change. You can relate to those stories and pain of others around you. You hold back on telling people what you know, for this is their journey, and you no longer feel the urge to judge or give unsolicited advice.

For your body can achieve things you only dreamed of....

You take care of yourself, for your body can achieve things you only dreamed of. This cyclone allows you to feel what you truly desire, physically and mentally. You no longer feel jealous or judgemental. You feel content and alive. You learn to accept that you are different and odd, but no longer feel ashamed of it. You feel liberated.

My dear, if you feel different but afraid, don’t be. Follow that cyclone, it is beautiful in here. If you feel like you are longing for more, don’t ignore it. The cycle of life is also instilled deep in the cells of your body. If you are different, own it. For owning it will open you to greatness you can achieve.