Wearing: jumpsuit by Whistles, booties by J.Crew, bag by Ash.
"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth which, for better or for worse, constitutes self respect, is to potentially have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to remain indifferent. To lack it is to be locked within oneself, paradoxically incapable of either love or indifference" - Joan Didion
New York, what an ever exciting, thrilling, and adventurous city. Dashing through the streets from one thing to the next, sometimes there is no time for thoughts. It's funny though, everyone always tells me I think too much.
But I'm convinced it is not a bad thing.
Little girls growing up were never taught to have an opinion, they were taught to be good. Ever since I was young, being "the good one" was always the goal. And then adulthood hits you in the face when you realize that there is no longer a direct positive correlation between "being good" and happiness.
Sometimes, somehow, I find myself doing everything right and still laying awake at night, wondering what's missing.
Joan's words gave me lots of new thoughts. Thoughts about the unnecessary emphasis on perfection, the necessity of independent thoughts, and the real challenges of honesty, especially to oneself. But hey, challenges are good - challenge accepted.
