Just an ordinary thought

My ordinary is not yours. My ordinary is exceptionally compelling and outrageously wild with a dash of charisma and a pinch of odd, just for fun. Ordinary is usually seen as banal and bland, however, your ordinary is the most potent thing about you. You are all of yourself when you are ordinary. Being ordinary does not mean that you fit the stereotype or follow the crowd.
It is the courageous act of knowing exactly who you are and not letting anyone question it. Everyone wants to be different; wants to be seen and heard and noticed for something they have accomplished. In order to get this attention people become chameleons adapting in order to fit in, trying to please others so they can receive that needed recognition. But since when were we all willing to change who we are in order to make friends, money or fame? What if you could receive that by just being yourself? Is Nicki Minaj a different breed or is she being her ordinary self? Most people look at her and think: she is peculiar and unexpected, that is what sets her apart from her competition. Nicki Minaj may act weird, but that is not what she is: She [is] herself. Honest to who she is and completely true to herself, she lives life fully by terms she sets for herself instead of living to please the will of others. With every song and every lyric she continues to remind us of who she is and whom she will stay.

Your ordinary is not someone else’s ordinary and therefore is in itself as unique as you. So go and find your ordinary self and make sure that this is whom you are. Find the person inside the front and peel off the mask that pleases the world around you. If you live life undercover for too long, you can loose yourself completely. Don’t get lost in the things that do not matter, get lost in your ordinary greatness.

Paige Craine


photo cred. Match of the Day(2), 2005