There are so many girls who seldom have the opportunity to express outwardly what they feel on the inside. The reasons vary from personal relationships, family, friends, or work. This can be a source of anxiety, and in some cases, depression. The struggle is real.
That is why I advocate that all girls should do something every day that makes them feel girly on the inside. Even if you don’t get to show anything to the outside world, feeling girly on the inside can make you feel better. Hugs
This post was created by the talented Candie Hart and originally appeared on her Tumblr blog. It is reproduced here with her kind permission. Be sure to check out more about Candie at the end of the post and give her some Pink Femme love.
From time to time, for someone as visually driven as I am, I come across a picture with which I greatly relate. In the case of the girl in this caption, I saw myself, or at least the girly version as I imagine myself. It’s her sweet posture, her choice of clothing, her flirtatious gaze. She is the girl I would imagine myself being. I know, dream on dream on.
It didn’t take much to clip her out of the original picture and begin wondering how she if she is me, would fit into my world. That actually sounded kind of creepy–Criminal Minds kind of stuff.
My guy friends are not gunslingers, marshals, or cowboys. At least not entirely. I think the picture and the caption describes me well when I’m around my guy friends. I might look like them, share some interests with them, and even appear to be just as “manly”. But, I feel so inwardly feminine–so immensely girly–when I hang out with “the guys”. If they possibly knew who or what I perceived myself to be, or wished myself to be, I’d be the contrast of all contrasts next to them. I’d hardly be their huckleberry.
That’s one of the struggles in my life of being a girly boy. I want to be as feminine outwardly as much as I am feminine inwardly. But that’s tough to do. For the sake of our family and friends, it’s impossible.
I don’t know if you have a similar circumstance to my own. Perhaps, you feel as stuck as i do. Maybe you’re surrounded by people who allow you to be you and don’t intimidate you away from being your true girly self. Maybe I don’t give my guy friends enough credit. Maybe I don’t give myself enough credit. If you’re lucky enough to have girl or guy friends who help you feel belonged just as you are, cherish those friendships and hold on to them with everything you’ve got. You have something very special.
So, what do you think? Does the caption ring true for you? Do you feel like a complete contrast to your friends? Do you feel like a spark of color in a sepia world?
Have a wonderful day, my girlies!
CandieHart
Candie is an enthusiast for all things fit and femme. All of her very creative captions carry the same positive, motivating ethos that I envisioned for Pink Femme when I started this site. Use this link to go to Candie’s blog on Tumblr and give her captions some much-needed love.
If you would like to see more of Candie’s longer-form content with captions here on Pink Femme – here is the link to the list of posts that have been published.
If you are new to Pink Femme, be sure to check out the unique 40 Steps To Femme program that will help you to feel more girly one delicate step at a time.