Good for You, You're a Duck

Today my head has been buzzy. Not the stressed out, too many thoughts kind of buzzy of yesterday, but the happy kind of buzzy. Today is a good day. A warm day. And I’m happy. I think the other people are happy too. We can thank the sunshine for that. Mr. Sun and all his glorious light and warmth has me thinking. I know I’m thinking too much again! But this time it is good thinking. I’m thinking about joy. And I’m thinking about freedom. And I’m thinking about people. And I'm thinking about ducks.

Ducks have really oily skin so when they go under water and come back up the water just rolls off their backs. Today I saw some ducks. Not real ducks, but its a metaphore. Just go with it. I walked by a lady from class. She is older than the average college student. She has kids that are probably older too, and I thought, “Good for you!” She’s finishing school. Granted it’s later than most, but at least she’s finishing it. She’s defying the norm and going for what she wants. Education. Good for you! You’re a duck!

Then I was walking back to my humble abode, I saw a man with quite an elaborate ensemble. I’ve never seen this man before, but something tells me he likes dressing this way. Maybe he doesn’t want clothes to define him. He’s unique and maybe that’s his way of showing he won’t be bound by stereotypes. Good for you! You’re a duck!

I like these people that I don’t know. I like that they are themselves. That they aren’t normal. I want to be that way. I want to let myself be me, to do what I want without fear of judgment. But I am scared to confront normal. So I imagine, and I think about how I want to say “good for me, today you were you.”

But the happy sunshine won’t let me just think about it. Simply thinking something does me no good, so my new goal is to be me. The real me, all the time. I am going to try not caring what others think. My new goal is to be like a duck. I’m not going to let comments of others affect me. I'll let them roll off my back. So I can be myself :) I love the sun! I love being happy, and I love being me!