Mitzi’s Happy

I became intentional about not using the words “I’m sorry” years ago. It was a way to try to take space back in my life that I had been freely giving away, the door prize to having to deal with my existence.

It works, halfway, to replace “I’m sorry” with “thank you,” but it’s not the complete solution. It’s easy to say “thank you for waiting for me” instead of “I’m sorry I’m late(or here at all),” what has been the trouble with me is that I know what I’m doing, so although I’m saying “thank you,” my mind knows I’m saying “I’m sorry,” and sometimes you kind of shrink in that space anyway.

Working on becoming unapologetic goes beyond not apologizing for taking up space in the world, it’s being intentional about taking space when it’s uncomfortable. It’s knowing that some people will be as annoyed by your authenticity as others will embrace it, and learn to not receive the negative.

I don’t know, being unapologetically authentic might be easier for some than others. Like if you fit more of the mold of what other people aspire to be, it might be easier to sprinkle your authentic self like glitter to the world than if you don’t fit much of a mold at all.