Hi Cece, wow, this is a really powerful post!
Love your story and especially your beach office! :)
You must have been really brave and full of courage to take this step. It is certainly not an easy way from being raised to please to becoming a free creative spirit!
I am happy that you could leave behind your harassment and sexual abuse experiences and that you became a strong self-confident women out of it!
I think I can also learn a lot fro you, especially when it comes to saying no and going against expectations. You have made me very curious about your rebellious experiences.
I think that this is actually a very valuable protection of your psyche that you cannot do things you don't want to.
Cu and love to hear more from you,
Chris
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Thanks Chris!
To be honest, I was scared out of my mind, not so sure about brave at that time ;) It came later and still hides sometimes when things get too wild for me to process!
Thank you, it took me a long time and it's a learning and growing process but I really want people to know that they CAN ESCAPE if things are not working out for them or if they are not being treated with respect. I think a lot of us are caught in the fear of the unknown if we let go of what is normal.
I am happy to share and love hearing that I have inspired you to try to avoid what may be harmful or non-serving expectations! It's a hard lesson to learn but once it clicks, it is so freeing! If you're feeling that sense of having to please everyone, it can be hard to let go, I can suggest some books and excercises at any time if you would like!
Not being able to do things is the start of the process once you begin expressing yourself, they say that it grows into a more powerful freedom later, I'm still waiting on that! ;)
There's always more here, I'm full to the brim of more than I will ever be able to express in a lifetime but I am so grateful to have you here and hope I can help in some way :)
Thanks for the thoughtful comment!
XO,
Cece
Hey Cece, you keep amazing me! Thanks for your openness. There is always an inside and an outside perspective. And I totally believe you that from the inside, it was very extremely scary for you. Departing from what the normal person is supposed to do and deviating from expectations that are deeply ingrained in society is very stressful. It might be also scary for your loved ones who believe that there is only the one way and that all the other ways will lead to failure.
I'd say that the majority of people are convinced that they cannot escape. Even if they are told that there are alternatives, they might not be convinced that there is an alternative way for them.
Seeing and reading your story is so refreshing! It is not theory, but it is actually the experience that you had and lived! You took a very very big step and you succeeded! Showing that it might be actually possible to break free, yeah!
Cu, Chris
You're so right. My parents still shake their head and on one side are so proud of me for following my dreams and breaking free but then on the other hand, they think I'm failing the system. I think it was really important for my father to see me in my element with his own eyes, he now is trying to break free himself. Seeing is believing!
It's hard to take the risk if you don't know what's going to come and sadly, nothing is guaranteed.
I think that Steemit is a great example of how people can choose an alternative way. I see a lot of people on here breaking free I'm just happy to be able to share some of my experience and hopefully inspire more break outs ;) π
I'm glad your father experienced you in "your element". haha This might have changed a lot in him and the way he sees the world. Changes take time! I think there is no doubt that you have already inspired a lot of people and there are even more to come. :)
Awww thank you! I hope so! I think we have a really great community going here and I know we can make a big difference together π
yeah!!! ππππ