Have you free spirit?
I wonder what people think about people with free spirit and it help or not in life.From my experience you feel sometimes outsider or strange .eg:most people go to pub and drink a lot and if you do not like noisy and drunk people you off.\Everything out of box people may do not understand and think about you “weird” .Especially small town,village like people similar behaviour not different ,individual way,What about you?Are you free spirit?How you cope? Are you happy and have many friends?
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Hi Melo. You ask some good questions in your blog.
I do have friends, a variety of personalities. But I don’t feel that I have to conform to doing things a certain way to fit into a group. If I did feel that kind of pressure though, or was excluded for not participating in thing I didn’t enjoy…I’d probably stop trying to join them! But you say that you are in a small town…are your social options limited there?
In your profile, you mentioned that you like books. If there is a book club at your local library, or something similar, maybe you would meet friends there and really fit in and enjoy it!
Hi Melo , I have always danced to the sound of my own drum…… always looked outside the square… I write poetry melom, have you ever joined a poetry site? some wonderful talen tthere who have understanding of what makes the world tick .lol have a great day …
Some people go through life trying to conform to some expectations dictated by others ,they feel trapped and unhappy ,without realizing that we hold the key to our own freedom . “The key is on the inside” .
There’s nothing as beautiful as to be a free spirit in my opinion , free to live …to love , and to dream .
Keep being yourself ….
I have always been a free spirit, sometimes to my own detriment. I just simply do not go along with the crowd, never have. I have very few friends and have never had a big group of friends. I also live in a small town. It’s very much a cookie cutter way of life here, and especially in the retirement community where I live. I know they all think I’m weird because I do not participate in their monthly activities, but that’s their problem. I refuse to waste my time playing bingo for a dollar prize.
I would much rather write poetry or listen to smooth jazz. I’m also not religious in any sense of the word, so in a small town, that pretty much leaves nothing to do if you don’t attend some kind of church. Stay weird, Melo……..:)
scotty, Keep looking for another person who likes poetry and smooth jazz, or ones that like either. Usually, if you get to know people, they are much more interesting than you may have imagined.
Hi Melo, well I for one do not run with the crowd, have my own thoughts and opinions and not afraid to voice them, having said that I do not go around with my soap box, but if asked anything the answer will be mine and truthful irrespective of what is expected of me and who is present………..not a pub person myself, but if there is a band I want to see then I will go……….no point in trying to fit into a mould, just do what suits you and be happy………xx
Thank you melo for making me think this through. How free is my spirit is the question. My spirit is not as free as it was before I retired. The more groups you join, the more you find that groups are too structured for much freedom, even though you can join or not.
Maybe, happinesss can be measured by how free you are and how many people you have to share that with.
Well this made me think Melo and thank you…..definitely a free spirit me and the only time you will be able to put me in a box is at the end.lol.
I was introduced as ” my eccentric friend” in my early thirties and have been eccentric before then and ever since.
Stay as you are my friend….leopards cannot change their spots… and why try!!!!
melo, I wish more people were interested in your topic or that you would make some comments. I don’t think we can be happy unless our spirit feels free, but we all need a connection to others.