Animal Lovers, I Want You!: To Tell Me About Yourself
Hi guys,
Good Morning!!
Today I wanted to thank so many of you for commenting on my facebook and blog and supporting me from afar. It is a really great feeling to receive your comments and connect with you. I also realize how …it is not always so easy to leave a comment or like something. It takes a bunch of time to log in on a blog and on facebook there is the chance everyone you know and wish you weren’t friends with will see your every move. Inspired by you all, I have started liking and commenting more on other people’s pages. I’ve been inspired to ditch my worries of what my friends might think. At this rate, I might even share my blog on my own personal facebook page–something I haven’t done ever!!
I have been thinking about who reads my blog. I decided I want to share some more about myself today. You guys have been commenting and interacting with my so much, I feel like I should interact with you guys a little more, person to person.
So I had this idea. I was recently listening to this interview that was saying how the most attractive thing you can do in life is appreciate your individuality. Instead of trying to change yourself in any way, simply start trying to brainstorm how your flaws could be seen as things that make you even more unique and special and alluring. This is how to be attractive and cool and stand out in a crowd…in a good way.
I kind of wanted to try it on my blog. I thought I would list some of my flaws but then try to figure out how that makes me…me. That way you might get to know both sides of me…my bad and my good…but be ultimately allured and entranced by me–lol jk.
Anyway here goes.
Flaw 1. I am often shy, quiet, and timid.
I do perceive this as a flaw a lot of times. People are always annoyingly pointing out that I’m quiet. I’m always like WHY am I getting so nervous about speaking to this person, why did I freeze up, why can’t I be myself in public!
But you know who is also shy and awkward? The heroes of young adult novels. Kristen Stewart/ Bella of Twilight come to mind. And you know what…that’s kind of cool. They are gawky, awkward, disarming, genuine, flawed people. So that’s kind of how I like to think of myself.
awkward, but cool, amiright?
Flaw 2. I’ve always felt like a much larger than average person.
Body image has often been a big problem for me in my life. Especially in high school, I felt like a large giant compared to these perfect model-esque teens that you see in all the magazines, catalogs, media. You feel like boys only go for the thin peeps.
But here’s the flipside. I’ve always felt large, strong, thick and powerful. I’ve always felt powerful. I’ve never felt like a delicate girl who was wearing a tiara and into disney princesses. I identified more with athletes, with tomboys, with martial arts stars.
That’s cool.
Flaw 3. I’m very sensitive.
Oh yes, people are always telling me I’m too sensitive. I read into people’s tones of voice. I easily break into tears when talking about something that means a lot to me.
Ok, people, I have an artistic temperament. I’m an artiste. I feel! I have deep emotions. I love. It allows me to empathize with animals. It allows me to empathize with people. C’mon, this one’s…dare i say it…my gift.
Ok guys, 3 flaws is enough I think for this experiment.
I wonder, if any of you feel bold enough to try this exercise. This way I can get to know who you are. Put a flaw to a name, if you will. All you lovely people who like and comment on facebook, and on the blog, let me inside you…or does that sounds weird.
Anyway, choose a FLAW. A real flaw that annoys you about yourself. And then tell me how you can see it as a profoundly alluring quality, as I’m sure it is.
I greatly look forward to hearing your flaws!
I enjoyed reading your every word. You are a brave soul and it’s beautiful. The only thing (that truly matters) to be a large giant about you is your heart which seems to be filled with compassion, love and empathy. It really makes no difference how shy/quiet/timid or extravert, amazingly social and outspoken you are if at the end of the day you are lacking consciousness, awareness and as a result the choices you have made have contributed to more ‘cruelty/slavery/rape/torture’ to say the least. Thanks for sharing and for being brave enough to be just ‘you’.
Signed,
Animal lover and an animal rights activist
Wow Anet, thank you so much. Such an amazing comment to receive. I just read this over the phone to my friend. Also you give me something to think about. You are right– if you are doing the right thing, your flaws don’t matter much one way or another. great point and thank you. from one animal lover to another!!!
I am an animal lover also. They are the thing that touches my heart the most. Sometimes I feel like a freak and have to go online to find others like me to remind myself I am not alone. I am recently upset about the Rhinos extinction and it hurts my hurt.
I hate every single kind of animal abuse there is, I hate dairy farms, the way they are treated in there and in slaughter houses, I hate BULL FIGHTING, animal testing, the slaughter of beautiful ocean animals and wild animals, not fixing your dog so it will have more puppies while the millions in the shelters die, breeders, animal fighters, bait dogs and I could go on and on forever.
sad part is ppl do not even know half these things go on and a lot of animal activists crazy and when they try to push the issue it drives people away.
i actually foind this page by googling looking for people to ad on facebook that i can relate to. I just posted something about the rhinos, about the simpsons guy sam simoom donating all his money to help animals and none of my friends ever even like any thing of comment on them.
I really need people to talk to that aren’t so closed minded and dumb! I need real conversation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need people who don’t act like i am nuts bc i think fishing and craw fish boils are cruel!
If you read this, please ad me!
Cortney Elaine is my FB
thanks for getting in touch Cortney. I love to hear from other animal lovers. I feel the same way. I remember the first time I saw bull fighting and felt helpless to do anything. I tried to start a campaign called Save the Bulls, but everyone just kind of joked about it–and I couldn’t think of what to do! It is so frustrating that when you try to push the issue it drives people away. It is really a puzzle of how to get people to WAKE UP. I think about it all the time. I almost never post anything on my personal facebook, but if you like MyNonLeatherLife on fb I always post animal rights related things and would love to chat with you through that. Some other people often comment too and I love to read what everyone says, and I most always respond. Thanks again for reaching out!!! -victoria
Hey there cortney I seen this post and would like to know more
Is caring about animals a flaw? Sometimes it feels that way because so many people I know don’t care. Well, they care about their pets but not other animals. They live with some and they eat others. I love all animals and I want to spread the word about their suffering and exploitation so people stop this madness.
A flaw I have is not wanting to be confrontational. I guess I don’t want to not have an answer or get into a heated discussion. The result is that sometimes I can’t speak my mind. I want to learn how to speak up without turning people away. I’m better behind a computer sometimes. That’s why I have my animal blog (sunshineandslaughter.com) in addition to my style blog. I want to get the word out but it’s scary sometimes. I do some outreach with a local animal rights group and I find that if someone is interested and approaches me, I can talk to them easily. So I’m working on it.
I know exactly what you mean Jean. Sometimes I feel like (perhaps only in my mind) that my friends and family are annoyed with me because they feel I am a holier than thou vegan when they think PETA is evil and that people should be able to eat whatever they want. For so long I felt like I had to HIDE my vegetarianism and now veganism, and hated being asked the question (which I inevitable was as soon as I said I was vegetarian back in the day) “is it for animal rights reasons?”. I did not want to get into a confrontation about animal rights. Only very recently have I become passionate enough to get over my fear of arguing with someone about animal rights. But caring about animals is not a flaw–remember that! No matter how hard the world might try to convince you it is! And not being confrontational as well shows what a considerate person you are. Thanks so much for the comment!