Our personas convince us that there is nothing that we don't know about ourselves -- that we are in fact the person we see in the mirror and believe ourselves to be. But the issue with this is that once we have bought into the story of 'this is who I am,' we shut the door on any other possibility and deny ourselves access to all of who we can be. We lose our ability to choose, because we can't do anything outside the confines of the character we're playing. The predictable persona we've constructed is now in control. We become blind to the immense possibilities for our life."
Debbie Ford

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Approachable

So last night I went out with a bunch of friends to a country bar. I've only sort of learned how to two step recently but I think I have the basics down pretty good. I was refreshing my one friend on his two step skills and once he remembered he was whipping me across the dance floor. When that song was done a friend of a friend asked if I could teach him, so I did. And when that song was done a coworker of a friend asked if I could teach him too. I'm not sure why these guys wanted to be taught by someone who only knows the basics instead of a veteran, like one of my other friends who was there. Do guys find girls who really know how to dance intimidating? Are they really afraid of not being a good enough dancer?

I will let you in on a secret. If you are at a place where the social norm is two people dancing together, the girls there just want to dance. They don't care if you're good as long as you are good enough. If you know the basic steps, that's good enough. Whatever lets them not be a wallflower will make them happy. I, myself, will never turn down a dance, or at least I haven't yet. If a stumbling drunk, dirty old fool asks me then I might be tempted to say "No thanks". But in general I'm a "yes" sort of girl.

Near the beginning of the night a guy dropped his phone near my feet and I picked it up and gave it back to him. He said I was very sweet and made his night better already. I told him he was very welcome and to have a good time. When I turned around my friends were laughing. They told me that was a "move" that the guy made. I don't see how dropping a phone is a move; they are expensive and can be damaged by dropping and what if a girl accidentally steps on it with a heel? They assured me that he had scanned me for a few seconds before so "clumsily" dropping the phone. The guy never came back to ask me to dance or anything, so it must not be a very effective move. Or maybe I didn't respond to him correctly.

On our way out at the end of the night a guy stopped me and told me he remembered when I had red hair but likes it this way too and that I have a beautiful nose. I have no idea who that guy was but it was nice to be complimented. Overall a pretty good night, but now my feet really hurt.

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