Weird and normal

So, someone called you weird. But what even is weird, and what is normal? Normal is a collective perception of how the world should be, how a group of people think the world should operate, or how others should behave. Knowing this you should never feel bad that, ‘you don't fit in’ in the world of today.

In reality, everyone carries their own version of normal. So when someone calls you weird, it often says more about their perspective than about you. Their perception isn’t your truth. You get to decide whose expectations matter, and the only one truly worth meeting is your own.

Trying to please everyone? Exhausting. Impossible, even. Instead, set your own expectations, live by them, and let people hold onto theirs. Be you, and be happy, that’s more than enough.

Alexander from MANI