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Celebrate Your Weird
I’m weird. You may be too. Probably are...all the best folks are. Your weirdness, is awesome. So is mine. Though, I have found, it’s not always an easy thing to embrace. It is often the thing that makes us feel separate. Different. That can lead to feeling uncomfortable. Alone. Which can make our mind make weird equal bad.
We may try to push away our weirdness. Shove it down. Pretend that it doesn’t really exist. We may hide in what we might consider normal. Letting it out to breathe every so often. And when we do, it feels good. Weird though too. Maybe there are fears. Real ones. Irrational ones. Fears laced with thoughts of ridicule. Shame. Being seen. They may stop us from letting that marvelous freak flag fly.
Maybe your weirdness is your creativity. Maybe its the books you read. The games you play. Your interest in woo-woo spiritual things. Your love pre-World War I naval uniforms. Maybe you like sports when everyone around you is a drama geek. Or maybe there are no words to describe it...its a feeling. One that lets you know that there is bit of disconnect between you and how you see others.
Here’s the thing...everyone is weird. Everyone gets goofy, silly, angry, wild. Everyone has moments where they do something totally embarrassing. Where they fall on their asses, metaphorically and literally. Everyone has something (often many things) they think is weird.
Our weirdness is what unites us. All different. Odd. Off the normal path a bit...or a lot. Everyone has that thing that makes them stand out. From their family. The crowd. The rest of the usual suspects. Everyone has something that makes them think that others just won’t understand.
We have let the fear the run the story for way too long. We have let ourselves dim that magnificent light...those aspects that we try and hide in an attempt to fit in, they are a gift we get share proudly in this go around.
Today, I invite you to celebrate. Embrace your weirdness. Share it with gusto. Forget about the stories your mind is making up, in a last ditch effort to protect you from the monster that lurk under the best. Step up! Step into yourself. Your whole self. Big. Bright. Bold. AND WEIRD!!!
In celebration, I will share one of my many weirdo qualities. You can share yours in the comments.
I’m a healer. That’s my weirdness. Or at least the weird thing I am having a challenge reconciling. It feels risky and odd to share. Yet, I am. It’s not like this is the first time I’ve shared it. It’s mentioned on my website, twitter, Facebook. And yet...it’s something that I have pushed away. Something that I tend not to talk about. I don’t use my abilities to their fullest. I tend to separate it out from my coaching, using it when appropriate but not as a much as I could. I parse it out for when I feel comfortable. When someone asks what I do, healer doesn’t get a mention. The thing is, I’m good. It’s natural for me. I don’t have to try. I feel people’s energy, shift it. Change what no longer serves them. I can see and feel into people’s bodies...I can effect change.
For me, it felt like a lot to explain...and a lot of responsibility. People didn’t seem to understand and I felt pressure to demonstrate. I am letting that all go. I am clearing away the projections. I am embracing my weirdness and using it for good. And sharing it, as loudly as I can!
I’m weird. You may be too. Probably are...all the best folks are. Your weirdness, is awesome. So is mine. Though, I have found, it’s not always an easy thing to embrace. It is often the thing that makes us feel separate. Different. That can lead to feeling uncomfortable. Alone. Which can make our mind make weird equal bad.
We may try to push away our weirdness. Shove it down. Pretend that it doesn’t really exist. We may hide in what we might consider normal. Letting it out to breathe every so often. And when we do, it feels good. Weird though too. Maybe there are fears. Real ones. Irrational ones. Fears laced with thoughts of ridicule. Shame. Being seen. They may stop us from letting that marvelous freak flag fly.
Maybe your weirdness is your creativity. Maybe its the books you read. The games you play. Your interest in woo-woo spiritual things. Your love pre-World War I naval uniforms. Maybe you like sports when everyone around you is a drama geek. Or maybe there are no words to describe it...its a feeling. One that lets you know that there is bit of disconnect between you and how you see others.
Here’s the thing...everyone is weird. Everyone gets goofy, silly, angry, wild. Everyone has moments where they do something totally embarrassing. Where they fall on their asses, metaphorically and literally. Everyone has something (often many things) they think is weird.
Our weirdness is what unites us. All different. Odd. Off the normal path a bit...or a lot. Everyone has that thing that makes them stand out. From their family. The crowd. The rest of the usual suspects. Everyone has something that makes them think that others just won’t understand.
We have let the fear the run the story for way too long. We have let ourselves dim that magnificent light...those aspects that we try and hide in an attempt to fit in, they are a gift we get share proudly in this go around.
Today, I invite you to celebrate. Embrace your weirdness. Share it with gusto. Forget about the stories your mind is making up, in a last ditch effort to protect you from the monster that lurk under the best. Step up! Step into yourself. Your whole self. Big. Bright. Bold. AND WEIRD!!!
In celebration, I will share one of my many weirdo qualities. You can share yours in the comments.
I’m a healer. That’s my weirdness. Or at least the weird thing I am having a challenge reconciling. It feels risky and odd to share. Yet, I am. It’s not like this is the first time I’ve shared it. It’s mentioned on my website, twitter, Facebook. And yet...it’s something that I have pushed away. Something that I tend not to talk about. I don’t use my abilities to their fullest. I tend to separate it out from my coaching, using it when appropriate but not as a much as I could. I parse it out for when I feel comfortable. When someone asks what I do, healer doesn’t get a mention. The thing is, I’m good. It’s natural for me. I don’t have to try. I feel people’s energy, shift it. Change what no longer serves them. I can see and feel into people’s bodies...I can effect change.
For me, it felt like a lot to explain...and a lot of responsibility. People didn’t seem to understand and I felt pressure to demonstrate. I am letting that all go. I am clearing away the projections. I am embracing my weirdness and using it for good. And sharing it, as loudly as I can!
 | Jo Anna Rothman, MA is an intuitive coach and facilitator of The Receiving Project. She revels in assisting people in falling in love with their lives. She is committed to living a life full of pleasure, purpose and enthusiasm. And perhaps most important, she knows the secret to the perfect s’more. |
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11 comments:
Yes, I'm wierd too. I seem to have a larger dose of intuition than most people around me. Maybe I can just read people and situations better than other folks or maybe it is something chemical or maybe even genetic. I always seem to have the answer before the problem is even revealed. This talent is great for board games but it can be hard when I know things that could be hurtful. Example: knowing when people have passed before I get the phone call or knowing when people are lying or cheating without any prior knowledge of the situation. Like you, I do not talk about this weirdness and only use it privately because it freaks people out. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Lori
we are so many things and we are all One... our 'weirdness' does unite - thanks for the insight Jo Anna .. keep on healing..
I do healing work as well, and I usually hide that fact from people unless I know them very very well. I am tired of hiding.....I love my healing work; it heals me in turn. No more secrecy...Embracing this aspect of my Weird!
That is beautiful! We all should embrace our inner weirdo- after all 'normal' is boring and doesn't really exist. :o)
Thank you for this Jo Anna, it is tender, and sweet, and funny, and it pulls the happy and sad strings in my heart at the same time. Well, that sounds weird doesn't it? Anyway, I am almost there. I'm so close it gives me goose bumps and butterflies in my tummy. I'm almost ready to stop taking the pills that keep me from feeling. They were very helpful when I was depressed and anxious and needed help. But it's been literally years and I finally found a Dr. who was willing to listen to and work with me to see if I can be free of the drugs that disconnect me from my intuitiveness. It's a scary thing to see things others can't, to know things before others do and not feel it's okay to tell them. I have a small army of friends and professionals who are supporting me in this big, leap of faith. It is my light that I have kept under a barrel for too long and it's time it came out. Scary stuff but reading your piece makes me feel not so alone!
"Normal" is different for everyone. I, too, have known things before any logical reason why I'd know it. Weird? Probably so, but it's a gift.
Thank you for sharing your weirdness with the world! I personally
have appreciated it! I participated in your Receiving Project last year & have grown much because of it. If you're weird, then I'm weird, too! I'm grateful to have found your site & this one, too. I'm learning to develop my intuition & I don't share that openly much like the others who commented. There is a time & place for such things. Thank you for the gift of you!
Thanks Jo, great post.
It took me many years to be okay with my so called weirdness. From a very young age I seemed to have the ability to help people become the next best version of themselves. When I first became a professional personal trainer I fell into the trap of following the herd but it made me miserable. It was only when I listened to the whispers that things really started to shift for me. I decided to give all of myself to my clients - my stories, my knowledge and my passion for healing. What emerged was something radically different than anything that is currently out there in the world of personal training. Not only do I help people get their body is shape - but also their mind and spirit as well.I kick peoples butt and hold their heart at the same time. It's weird and wonderful and life changing and that can only be a good thing. I'm so glad that I listened to the whispers.
Love Nige:-)
http://nige-atkinson.co.uk/
Hi Linda,
I support you fully in celebrating your weirdness. In my experience whatever we hide and resist tends to persist - it's bloody exhausting. When I finally said yes to my weirdness it was like falling through a trap door into a another world. At first I thought people might recoil in terror but I had a completely different experience - they loved me, and they will love you to if you let them in. I just want to remind you Linda that it is safe to let go and let love lead the way. I believe in you.
Love Nige
http://nige-atkinson.co.uk/
Perfectly put, you weirdo ... LOL ... It is so awesome to know that you are a healer ... thank you for sharing that and freeing yourself to the world where so many more will benefit ... <3
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