Real people inspire me. People who are unapologetically
themselves, who live life completely on purpose and aren’t afraid to pursue the
things they have a passion for, whether it’s a popular passion or not.
Recently I’ve come into contact with some people who are
wonderfully, unconsciously, unabashedly themselves and it reminded me how
important it is to cater to the you that is really and truly you. Not the
person that you’ve maybe slipped carelessly into, but the deep down inside You.
Do you remember when you were a kid and you didn’t take into
account how you would look to other people when you were up to your elbows with
something you loved? You probably didn’t give a second to thinking about if
someone approved or if it was “cool” or not, you just did it because it made
your heart smile.
If there were more of us that were willing to say to heck
with what anyone thinks and just lived and loved and pursued things that made
the real, deep down inside us, US, I think there would be more happier people
in the world. And there is probably a whole lot of untapped talent in the world
as well, because if people’s friends or family or the judgment of society is
holding someone back from going after something, that person’s particular skill
is just sitting there and gathering dust. And I firmly believe that we all have
a talent that is unique to us.
What is it that makes you, YOU? Are you secretly obsessed
with Civil War re-enactments but are hesitant about getting involved because of
what people will think of you? Forget them and throw yourself into it! Do you
think learning about gun engraving is the coolest thing since sliced bread?
Learn all there is to know about gun engraving! If timed events just aren’t
your thang, but you’re nervous to get
involved in reata ropings and judged events….don’t be!! Seriously, who cares
what anyone thinks? If they judge you on doing something you love then they
probably aren’t the type of people you should be hanging out with anyway.
Be the person who you really are deep down inside and pursue
what you love. Forget what’s hip and what’s in style at the moment, (Give it 5
minutes and it’ll change anyway), and just be you. And I’m talking about the
cowboy world too. We can be the snootiest, looking down our noses group of
folks and the cowboy world definitely goes through trends that are lauded one
minute and then despised the next. So chuck the trends out the proverbial
window and focus on just being you. You’ll feel better, I promise. J
xo xo Liz