i don't remember where i read or heard about it orginally, but this phrase popped into my mind this morning while i was getting ready. sure, nothing's about me or my life's totally perfect, but i'm starting to be more and more content with how things are lately. perhaps i'm feeling that things are how they are supposed to be at this point in time. perhaps i've stopped worrying so much about what others think.
from a quick search on the internet:
"The French call it bien dans sa peau: being at ease with who you are instead of twisting to fit into some external fashion diktat. It takes half a lifetime to achieve this comfort: to dress as you want, behave as you want. Some may call you odd. Good, be odd. Revel in your eccentricities-and leave others to their own reactions." --Simran Bhargava
exactly.
a thinking people
it amazes me how many americans take things at face value and don't question what they hear. sure, i'm guilty of it as i'm sure we all are, but really...if you hear something that sounds like it's questionable, why not question it? no progress is made if people stop searching for answers and explanations. "because i said so" is not an answer. there's always another side to every story. it just makes me nervous that the people who talk the loudest are the ones who sway the nation's opinion. we're not a bunch of sheep, people. God gave us brains and the capacity to reason for a purpose. use them.
there aren't many things in life that you have to take completely on faith alone.
Posted by kendra at July 7, 2004 11:19 AM