Kodak's SnapShot 22: Loving Myself
I hope everyone a good or at least tolerable week. If you're in the United States, like me, you probably celebrated Independence Day on the fourth in some way, more than likely stuffing your face with barbeque.
So, what did I do this week. Well, mostly it was a chill week at home, doing what I usually do, which is a combination of improving my righting craft, taking breaks to entertain myself, being summoned to do things are listen to stuff by my parents, and chatting with friends throughout the day. In the midst of what I call my day to day life during summer, I still find time to do a personal inventory multiple times a day, and what I find, especially as of late is that I love myself.
Sure there are times when the outer world creates the challenge of questioning myself. The most direct attack is my mother's obsession with appearance. Finding the will to remind myself to shake off her negative comments about my body and how I present myself is a daily thing, but I still manage to do it, remembering that it's her own insecurities in herself that she's expressing. More distance in the world is the common echoing of the status quo. The pressure to act and feel a certain way just because of where you are, what you look like, and what people identify you as. And I still find myself strong against stereotypes even when I am faced with them head on.
What I find in the times that I look inwardly on my soul is that I am a girl correcting of the failed teachings of the world. I am whoever I want to be and I am not weak-willed enough to be simply molded by people anymore. I have this understanding now that I have all the choices in the world and I take care to not let that truth be hidden under the lies of the world. I love this girl that I have become.
Here's the blog schedule for this week:
Every Sunday, I do one of these posts called a SnapShot, which is my weekly blog schedule update and reflection.
Every Monday is Music Monday! I pick an artist or group each week to listen to and then upload my five favorite tracks along with my favorite lyrics and any additional commentary I may have.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are my writing days where I'll upload any writing that I've done with you guys. I post things like prose, poetry, free writing, and writing prompt responses on at least one of these days every week.
Saturday is my free day, where you'll just see me reblogging stuff that I enjoy on here. It just gives me sometime to prepare the blog or the rest of the week.
If you have any questions about the blog, or me, you can drop them right into my ask box, which will have the tag "message" if you try to access it directly from my page. Personal questions will be answered so don't be shy about asking. You can also put in any requests for Music Monday through my ask box.
That's all I have for you lovelies today. Have a wonderful evening, and a great rest of the week! Signed and sealed,