Be weird on purpose.
You were not built for beige.
You were built for a technicolor existence that doesn't match the color of your sofa.
But somewhere between the playground and the paycheck.
You learn to iron out your edges.
To say the safe thing,
To be polite and polished.
To hide the sparkle that makes people tilt their heads in wonder.
That's how disconnection starts.
One tiny compromise at a time.
Until you look in the mirror and see a stranger who behaves excellently.
But feels half alive and bored of their own existence.
So today you're calling the real you back.
The one who snorts when they laugh.
The one who sings badly but passionately in the car.
The one that has deep conversations with their pet about life.
The one who forgets to act cool when they're really happy.
Because that version of you is not inappropriate.
That version of you is oxygen.
So right now,
Please pick a weirdness you have that acts as a small rebellion against normal and beige.
Maybe you dance while brushing your teeth.
Maybe you still wear the same sweater with holes because it's your favorite.
Maybe you stop acting cool on purpose,
Whatever it is for you.
I want you to feel what happens in your body when you do it.
Because that shiver you feel under your ribs,
That you'll probably feel isn't fear.
It's electricity.
It's your soul doing a happy dance.
Because you're falling back in love with your weirdness.
And if self-consciousness creeps in,
Just tell it.
I'm not embarrassing myself,
I'm bringing myself back to life.
And notice the relief that gives you.
And know that that is your nervous system unclenching from years of performing beigely.
You don't need to shock the world.
You just need to stop betraying yourself in order to fit into it.
The universe doesn't reward conformity.
It rewards congruence,
Being who you actually are.
So say it softly to yourself now.
I let my weird be wonderful.
Let this sentence land in every single fibre of your being.
Because the parts of you that don't fit in are the most delicious and technicolor parts of who you are.
Let yourself be weird today on purpose.
Order dessert first.
Laugh way too loud,
Jump in the puddle.
Because the real truth is every act of weirdness.
Is an honest act back to yourself.
