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Why Do You Think That Way?

Are you ready to completely question yourself, your mind, and your thoughts with a piece full of questions?

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Why do you think the things you do? Why do you do the things you do? Why do you believe certain thoughts and totally blow off others? Our minds could easily be made up of other's ideas, thoughts, and opinions besides our actual own, ever think of that? Our parents, teachers, family, friends.. we listen to their knowledge as we consciously and unconsciously take in these words, right? Why don't you ever question your own morals? Do you think your thoughts floating around up there are permanent? Once they are in, there's no coming out? Why do we accept our hateful and judgmental thoughts, and add more toxins to our society?

Ever since birth, are we truly ever alone with nobody's thoughts but ourselves? Yes and no, right? Growing up, young or old, we talk to that little voice inside our heads that nobody else can hear, but what is that little voice based off of? What we intake on a daily basis, what we read, the words coming out of the mouths of the people who we look up to?

You think your thoughts and opinions are truly your own right? Well tell me this.. why do you think girls have to shave their body hair in order to be feminine and beautiful? Who led you to believe that in order for a female to be beautiful, they HAVE to take 5-10 minutes out of their day to take a razor and shave off natural body hair that is for protection? Why do women always have to act "lady-like"? What the hell even is "lady like"?! Who led you to believe that if a human doesn't have their future planned out by the age of 20, their whole life ahead of them is going down the crapper? Who led you to believe that in order to be socially accepted, you need an extroverted personality and a beautiful complexion? Who led you to believe that beauty is defined by your weight, your appearance? Why do only women have to be so secretive about their nipples but not guys? Is it mandatory to always speak negatively and find the bad when someone decides to express themselves in a different way than you? Why do some people think tattoos automatically determine what kind of person you are? You're automatically crazy and weird if you dye your hair a color that isn't the "norm", right? Why are overly positive people looked at as unrealistic, as if there has to be chaos and hate to live functionally? Why do you think you have to go to college, get married, and start a family in order to live a normal functioning life? Why do we think other people's sexuality is our business? Why does unconditional love have anything to do with gender? We truly never made these conscious decisions to think these things to make others feel bad, most likely, right? Have we been thinking these things because we were grown up in a environment where these have been slammed down our throats for as long as we can remember? Do we go along with this because it's the easy flow of society? Is it easy flow for everyone though? What about the adventurer who knows they will fulfill their live with spontaneity and traveling, but they are trapped under what society and their family think is the only right way to grow up successfully? What about the transgender HUMAN that is dying below the skin surface because they are convinced they aren't worthy or normal? Isn't diversity, differences, and variety good?! Can we stop thinking "our way" is the right way? And can we realize that "our way" is actually made up of a billion different opinions, ideas, beliefs, of generations and generations of society, family, humans.. so it makes sense to pretty much believe what you want regardless of any outside opinion, do what makes you happy, and find your open-mind as you accept everyone for as they are?

Better yet, why do we think other peoples opinions and interests even effect us? Does the drama and negative judgments fulfill your insides? Does pointing fingers at somebody's differences secretly make you feel safe with your differences? Because the truth is, we all have that weirdo inside us, have you found yours? Embracing my weirdness helps me keep an open mind with this beautiful evolving society we live in, great right? Sooner or later in life, maybe after reading this article, you will (hopefully) come to a realization that everybody is so different, so unique, so beautiful.. so let's get overwhelmingly happy and proud of each other, because why not? Sure we can get caught up in double standards, how much we weigh, what another human's appearance look like, but what's the point? When you get to this "what's the point" part of your life, don't you think it will become so much easier to filter in and out what you truly believe in? When you find the true purpose and meaning of your thoughts and yourself, when you capture the bigger meaning behind things; it's the most original way to sort your mind, right? Have you found your true interests, something that brings you to your happy place as you flow through the moment of life? Have you seek out great humans who have positive influences on you and the world around you? Is finding yourself the key secret to being able to live a life with no negative influences from others?

Have you experienced mental illness? Ever thought of those negative, self-deprecating thoughts you repeat over and over to yourself? What if you stop believing those negative, self-deprecating thoughts you always convincingly thought were true? Is there peace and serenity when we become aware and change those harmful thoughts?

Doesn't it not only seem impossible, but also silly to search all your life to actually figure out when and why these ideas started to sprout in your head? As much as we respect and love our parents, where is the respect in knowing that they grew up in a different generation, so there's no way we can continue their opinions and thoughts on society into my head in this generation? Where is the respect for ourselves, putting our foot down when we realize our "friend" is just constantly pouring out judgements and negativity from their mouth? Our brain is just getting filled with more mixes of positive and negative, what's right and what's wrong, what you can and can't do.. it's overwhelming right?

Conscious and unconscious thoughts and beliefs can be very risky, agreed? You don't want to be close minded for the rest of your life, right? Are you ready to start filtering in and out your own, true thoughts? You have a paper and pen, don't you? What excites you? What brings your fears out? What empowers you? What do you respect? What makes you uncomfortable? Then ask the big question, why? Is it because your parents taught you to grow up that way? Was it society showing you a false definition of beauty? Was it the person on twitter who acts like a smart ass as you absorb their negative judgments?

Awareness, questioning, and analyzing seems to be the perfect trio to think for yourself, right? Constantly questioning yourself and your beliefs makes you even closer to figuring out what YOU like to do, not what your parents/society/friends believe in, right?

So with that being said, what's up?

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