Colorful and Eccentric

So, a lot of us (if not all of us) have heard this saying, or at least something to this effect. It rings true to me every time it resurfaces though because it's just another mantra that's really difficult to live by. Emerson presents a fun challenge though. 


Here's how I see it:  First, you have to discover a little bit of who you are and accept that. You're a constantly changing character wandering through a forever evolving life. I don't know how you're supposed to fully "find" yourself as some people claim to do. All I really find myself knowing is where I want to go and stick to that--is that me?  You are what you dream of being, and your dreams are what you can't let the world change--so the answer to my question is yes.  Sure, you have to be a little realistic about all your dreams, but that doesn't mean completely throwing them away if they don't fit into the frame of some societal norm. Let yourself wander for a little bit and soul search. Shit, I'm not ready to be settled, and I never want to be boring. I hope that when I'm 40 years old I still feel the urge to dance a little in the grocery store. Okay, maybe at least be a little quirky still. I'm just saying, it seems when people start to conform to expectations and a cookie cutter life they lose the color in their world. Keeping your world colorful when there are so many things trying to whitewash it with simplicity is hard but a lot of fun. Keep it that way. 

over and out.