Embracing the Unfamiliar Self
Nothing is familiar anymore! When I look around, metaphorically or physically, nothing is familiar anymore. My city doesn't look like my city, and my countries (yes, both my countries) don't look the same anymore! I'm not trying to get political this time, even though I always believed politics is in everything, including the oxygen you breathe. But I am talking about this very safe feeling of "familiarity" that I didn't think you could lose! One day, I woke up and saw everything in a different light. I'm not exaggerating. Everything I used to be, like, have, own, feel, think, see, and/or hear is all different. And, of course, my first thought is that I'm naturally losing my mind or I am going through my mid-life crisis! I'm not sure why they call it a crisis if going through it is making me love wearing color for the first time in my life! It could also be an overcompensation for my low physical energy! I don't know why, though, they called i...