Here are the new promotional cards for events. I like them a lot, they came out better than I expected, but it is a strange feeling to see your image so boldly displayed. I have always tended to shy away from photos, history has proven that I don’t know the “right selfie” pose to do myself justice. I tend to be the one slouched in the group, or laughing too big, or even with eyes closed. I can distinctly remember two grade school years where my school ID had closed eyes. My picture history guarantees that you will see just my head in the back of a group shot in order to avoid embarrassment , now I have a logo, a brand, not only of my name but my name in my self image. I couldn’t say No, because I thought the concept was so cool, and I really am trying to gain that self confidence that lies within all of us. We all have it, but often we fake the appearance of being independent and confident, maybe even needing a new selfie to gather admiration and a false sense of approval. With social media, there are not as many “hidden family secrets,” and we put our lives completely on display, sometimes unknowingly or unwilling. I may shy away from pictures, but I have also never been one to change my image, or completely filter pictures that would be used, simply because I believe “what you see, is what you get.” I am more afraid of someone judging a pretty picture and being disappointed in person, but for me that goes beyond physical looks, and more of my character. I need recognition and positive reinforcement for a job well done. I always have, and it may be because I am an Only Child. I feel unsatisfied in a project without a pat on the head and I don’t want to be that person. We need to be appreciated, acknowledged for our good deeds, but knowing our self worth is a treasure worth more than words. I think this is especially true for women. So often, I hear that they don’t feel valued. That they may as well be the maid, or a piece of furniture in their home. Women do so many things for so many people that make not just households run, but communities, cities, states, the world. Yes, this is true. If women (mothers, sisters, aunts, girlfriends, wives) did not take care or teach men, children, other women, how to cook, wash, launder, give that sensitive maternal instinct that we, people, need than the world would not function as well as it does. This is a weight that women bare, and we wouldn’t know how to stop if we wanted to. This weight equals strength that is immeasurable and by such, proves that our worth is just as incomprehensible. So, although this post may be controversial to some, I am sticking with it tonight, and say being a Woman truly Rocks!
