Afraid to stand out

I analyzed this photo in my art class this morning. What do you think it means?

A couple of meanings I pulled from it were these:
-This chair wanted to stand out, to be different, than the rest of the chairs, so it had to do something different in order to be noticed.
-The contrast of darks and lights, as well as the look of abandonment of these chairs made me think that these chairs have been there for awhile, and the one that fell over was tired of having to rise up to expectations or having to be exactly like everyone else.
-Sometimes we have to do hard things or odd things in order to be doing the right things or standing up for what we believe in.

No matter what you get from this photo, any of the interpretations are right.

The one I want to touch on in this post is standing out to be different. I have probably 4 or 5 post drafts waiting for me to finish editing them and publish them here on my blog, but I'm afraid of criticism and judgment. I want to stand up and give my opinion, but I am also afraid that it won't even make a difference.

Fear holds us back from so many things. For me it's keeping me from saying what I want to say in order to say what I should say to please everyone around me. It's tough being a creator, a content creator. We're subject to criticism and judgment. Add being a people pleaser to the mix and you're looking at me.

This is my post for now until I have enough courage to say what I want to say, which are things I normally don't say. I know you want to see me be brave. (This idea came from Sara Bareilles' song "Brave".)

Comments

  1. Big RMarch 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM

    I find it easier to write my blog because it will probably not make a difference, I would be terrified to write anything if I thought I could make a difference. It would be a huge responsibility. As far as judgement goes there are two groups of people, your friends and everyone else. A friends judgment should be welcomed because if they are your friend they will be honest in a way to try and help you and that should not be feared. As for everyone else it should not matter what they think look through the comments to see if you can learn anything and discard the rest. I know that is easier said than done, I still have trouble following my own advice but I try and I am happy about it most days. Take care friend and I would love to see a post monthly or bimonthly and I promise my judgement will be friendly because I love you.

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