It's always easy to feel indignant on someone else's behalf for me. Well, guess what? Time for me to tap into some of that feeling for myself.
Exactly!!!!
And I do think we women begin to come into our power at this age, especially once we let go of worrying about what anyone else thinks of us!
When I look back, the things that I've enjoyed the most in my life, been most proud of, and felt like I have given it my all in the best possible way, have been when I've cared the least about what other people might have thought.
I'm trying to tap into that feeling more now.
In the past, I think I felt it when I was doing particular things. But my main state of being was of being overly concerned with what other people thought, not offending people, being 'nice'.
I'm much more interested in exploring my own thing these days. I'm certainly aware of ruffling other people's feathers occasionally. And funnily enough, thinking about it, it's mostly from other women I get that vibe. The reaction I'm most aware of now is that people sometimes think of me as stubborn - I've actually had this comment from other women, and not in a complimentary way.
I would agree with them. But also add (not to them, obviously) that I wouldn't have gotten to where I am now in my life, with the things that have happened to me throughout my life, without being stubborn. It's saved me more than once, that steely kernel that's inside me.
I've come to really enjoy being with people who are themselves too. Even if it means that we don't really get on. I've come to appreciate the differences between us and really enjoy them. Previously I would have tried to smooth over the differences and try and somehow 'make things easier'. I don't feel that now. I don't even feel the need to explore the differences, I can feel very content with just letting them be there between us.
Who would have thought that I could ever have travelled so far in three years?
