Going against the norm?

LOL everythign I do goes against the "norm" and always will..the way I see it is "the Masses are A$$es" and I refuse to be a cookie cutter, carbon copy person "just because".....I am ME...there is nobody like me, nobody thinks, feels or see the way I do and thats ok in fact for the most part I dont want anyone to because thats artifical...I love the fact that I am strong enough and want to think for myself, speak my true mind from my core, be able to feel my genuine feelings and be okay with that and so on.... To be honest with you I really dont see why ppl would want to be a part of the norm ya know...Cause lets face it, the "norm" has proven to be wrong and screwed up more often that not over the centuries ya know....LOL I'll pass on being a part of that thanks ;-)

I don't let popular opinion change my mind, either. I know why I feel the way I do about things, and I feel I always have good reason for questioning the 'system'. If other people don't like it, there's a good chance we don't have much in common! I don't believe things blindly, and I can always site my sources. If I don't know the answer to something, I won't judge. I think this is just reasonable... other people think I'm radical. Whatever they think is fine by me... you can't please 'em all, so you might as well please yourself! I'm known in my family as being the 'outcast'. I'm called a hippie, feminist, 'the' vegetarian, lefty, enviromentalist, earthy, and a number of other things. I'm used to it at this point, and they're used to me. I had a great moment last week when my little brother told me the girl he's dating had said i was 'cool' for not taking my husband's last name. She said 'your sister is, like, THE most progressive person!' I think this gave me some cred in the eyes of my little brother, who is so used to writing me off... It does suck to be an outcast, but I try to surround myself as much as possible with like-minded individuals so I feel some kinship, but variety IS the spice of life, and I enjoy hearing other's opinions on things... just so long as it's an intelligent discussion I'm having. I don't bother too much with fundamentalists.

I know how to make up my own mind. Sometimes that means I do agree with the masses, sometimes it means I don't. I don't change my stance on anything just to fit in. I don't really care if people accept my views on a lot of things. However, I don't attack other people's views on things, and I don't appreciate it when they attack mine. If people were more accepting, it wouldn't be a big issue.

I do find myself in that position quite a bit. But I have learned to listen to my head and heart and do what I think is right and not worry about other people. I have finally realized being different is okay.

If there's something I need to do, say give up my little decisions and follow what my elders suggest, then I always make it a point that am giving in to their thoughts because I feel that they are right and that their suggestions are nothing but the best for me and for everybody..and definitely not just because of the thing called "norm"... no way! I love being different, I love giving the traditional norms some lovely twists.. lol why would I stick to those "norms" if I know I can still be good following my thoughts and gut feelings? life is how you make it, not how other people dictate you to live it in accordance to the norms. well, if we all the time follow those norms I guess our lives would be nothing but a stereotype, scripted telenovela...:P and we are nothing but the puppets ruled by the "norms" we follow so religiously...:P

I like what one friend of mine used to say. "Normal is a cycle on a washing machine." There's what everyone thinks is normal, but really I wonder how many people really live up to that ideal. You have to live your life for yourself. If you always worry about what other people will think of you then you'll just end up with more stress than it's worth. It took me a long time to really be able to do that. Most of my family has always tried to do things because it was socially acceptable (even if it wasn't like that when no one was looking). My mom was considered the "black sheep" because she always questioned why anything was done. I still grew up being the "perfect child" though. I finally got out of that when I was in my early 20's and I am so glad I did. It's led to a much more interesting life.lol.

I like to do what I feel is right simply because I believe in what goes around comes around. If I chose to do something because I felt it would be more widely accepted and not because it's right, I feel the consequences would catch up with me. I believe in what is right. It irritates me how people do things because of how they will be 'judged' rather than doing what they feel is right. To me, that means they can't think for themselves and they let society think for them.