My Own Self-Expression

We all have our personal sense of style and tastes. But what happens when we aren't allowed to express how we really feel? Society always tends to criticize the differences in people, the slightest blemish. It surprises me that so many people like to point out the imperfections in others and then ridicule them about it. It's for that reason, that many individuals ultimately decide to hide from the world. What kind of world do we live in? Living in fear is not something that sounds enjoyable. Being forced to follow the crowd and think like everyone else is painful, both mentally and physically. There have been some instances in where someone has caused self harm or even resulted to drastic measures like suicide, just because they couldn't be true to themselves. I know the feeling. Before I started speaking up for what I believed in, I used to always sit alone, thinking.....wondering......and hating who I was. I lived in fear because I didn't want to be judged or looked at like a freak. But then, I just slowly started to express myself overtime and eventually, I became the loud and proud person that I am today. Keeping your feelings inside, will only lead to more pain. You'll start asking yourself questions "What's wrong with me?" "Why am I this way?" "Why can't I change?" The best thing to do is to show the world and all of society who you really are. Self expression is an important key to happiness and self-love. Not caring about what society may say about you shows their ignorance and your independence. Just because they're too afraid to open up and embrace their differences, doesn't mean that you have to be.

"No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit." 
Ansel Adams 




"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary." 
Sir Cecil Beaton 


Shine on. Be free. Be yourself. Stay radiant. Love yourself, and don't change for anyone.