Friday, April 3, 2026

Failed Experiment

When we're young we experiment with alternate selves, looking for one that fits.

I once donned a carapace of bad-boy bravado (shown above). It felt ridiculous and I quickly abandoned it. But we don't learn without making mistakes.

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  1. Ha, totally doesn't look like you!!

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    1. That was what I was going for. And why my mother, captioning the picture, felt it necessary to write my name and underline it. :)

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  2. That's very true Ally.. We often have to try on a few different versions of ourselves before we discover the one that feels genuine.

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