I’ve been thinking
What is truly the definition of normal?
I’m sure each individual has an idea of what is normal to them
How often over the years with food and weight issues
I have pondered…
I just want to be normal
I just want a normal relationship with food or the scale or my weight
or the infamous “I just want to be normal”
But as I strive for that normality, I honestly don’t know how I define it
Is it based on my own personal definition
Is it based on the definitions of family generations before me
Is it based on societal points of view of what normal is
Is it based on some fairy tale I heard long ago
Is it based in fear of what others would think of me
Does normal equal conformity
or is normal just some far off definition that is unobtainable
So, I ask you….can you define your normal?
nope! i ask myself this quite often actually.
There is no definition because there is no state other than acceptance of self as normal to self. Amen.
I’ve talked about this a lot on my blog. Here’s one post if you are interested: http://waistingtimeblog.com/2011/01/26/i-only-look-normal/
Also, do you read KCLANderson? She had a great post about normal just the other day.
This reminded me of a little poster I once saw that read: “Sometimes I pretend to be normal, but it gets boring. So I go back to being me.”
I have come to understand that “normal” is just another statistical thing…it’s about numbers. No wonder I don’t like them!
I’ve been thinking about this after reading it the other day.
Nowadays I often yearn to be ‘normal’ which means I blend in with the crowd and look like everyone else… ie. I don’t stand out because of my size.
Which is kinda hilarious as I’ve spent much of my life TRYING to be noticed and get attention.
Hmmm…..