When I first thought about blogging I thought about other people who blog, like John Scalzi who has been add it since before it was “cool”. Also thought about Joseph Mallozzi’s blog and how I wanted to be able to write like that.
I have always considered my self a writer although I have had no formal training, and haven’t had any thing critiqued enough to know if I’m any good. Sure some things I wrote in high school got great marks but that was like 10+ years ago now!!
I kept a journal when I was younger but have for whatever reason since stopped (maybe I will pick that up again) maybe this will replace it. Something to be said for putting ones thoughts out there in cyberspace for all the world to see. I have no great dreams for this blog. Tons of other regular people just like me write and maintain a blog since it’s the “in” thing to do now and days. But I don’t expect to get a huge following nor for the first few months (or years if I keep it up) will anyone actually read this. It’s the hope that someone will that prompted me to start. I plan to write about whatever is going on in the world, a news article that has caught my attention, music that is popular at the time, and alot about my experiences with living life with a facial difference.
There is a song that is currently popular by an artist called Bruno Mars, his song titled “Just The Way You Are” really struck a chord with me. As someone who is insecure with how I look, how I feel and others reactions to me, I play this song or read its lyrics like a poem when I’m feeling especially vulnerable.
The lyrics go like this:
Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they’re not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She’s so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She wont believe me
And its so, its so
Sad to think she don’t see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say
When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are
Her nails, her nails
I could kiss them all day if she’d let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think its so sexy
She’s so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Oh you know, you know, you know
Id never ask you to change
If perfect is what you’re searching for
Then just stay the same
So don’t even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I say
When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are
When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you’re amazing
Just the way you are
As silly as it might sound to some I know when I meet the right guy he will be singing this song to me while getting down on one knee. What?? A girl can dream can’t I??
My next post may or may not be tomorrow and it may or may not be exciting or even read. But lets see where this journey takes me/us!!
~Penny~
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