Sometimes we don't even realize how much better off we are until we really start to analyze our own lives.
Yesterday as I drove around my new town alone, I became aware of the many "punch bugs" (Volkswagen Beetles) I had seen that day.
The silly little game of punch buggy has been one I've taken from childhood and cheerfully played in my current adult years. It might seem childish and immature, but the fact of the matter is that I am one of those people who had to grow up fast. I had a small opportunity to truly be a kid. The game of punch buggy is just something that never fails to bring me joy.
Yesterday I realized that I had just gotten back to a stage in my life where I can notice punch buggies and actually use them in the game. You see, there was a three year period where I was discouraged from playing the game. A man in my life was not able to understand the simple joy that it brought me, and decided that the game was not to be played around him.
This all might seem small and insignificant, but the deeper story is hidden within the metaphor of the Volkswagen Beetles.
The only thing that I ever wanted was to be myself. To stand with confidence. Unfortunately, I was not able to be myself. My true personality was always too much for some people to handle.
Then I found my Jet Family. This amazing group of people who allow me to be my full and complete self without any judgement. Acting was a class that I took in high school, it is not a way that I want to live my life. Today more than ever I am realizing how refreshing it is to not have to constantly perform for someone.
Your personality should never be oppressed. Let that beautiful, goofy, and powerful light shine. There are too many great things about you for you to hide them from the world.
Find your Jet Family, and hold on tight, because they will be your everything.
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