Fitting In
Most of us have been through this, some are actually on this. I can boldly confess I've tried fitting in so many times while growing up. Some worked, some were fatal but it was what it was. So on today's blog I'll be discussing fitting in. Let's first understand what fitting in is: This is where you attempt and do things to get accepted but absolutely not for who you are. Why? Sometimes it's probably because we tend to feel or perceive other people's lifestyles, standards, personalities, words, behavior etc to being better or superior than ours. In turn, we start conforming to the "cool" that we think is best. Judging from experience, being successful in fitting in is a sweet feeling that slowly eats our inside. Our self esteem, beliefs, values, standards and personal rules get broken and put aside to prioritize another person's. The consequences to this are clear and most of them have been highlighted in my previous blogs. You no longe