RE: Alter Ego | Mixed Media Project
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I think your picture is brilliant. It is especially so in conjunction with your exposition.
I was going to say I don't have an alter ego. I really am pretty much myself, except that over the years I've had to suppress expression of that self in order to 'fit in'. Your hat (my hat 😄)brought that suppression to mind. I'm a rather strange bird. Over the years I've shaved off the edges for other people in order to not seem outrageous. When I first started working at a civil service job I wore a purple felt hat to work, not at work, but to work. It caused some comment. That was me, the purple hat. As years went by, I had people try to instruct me on how to dress...no more than three colors. It took some thought.
These days, I don't pay much attention to clothes. They don't matter. But I am aware as I finish looking at your picture, that I've modified the way I present to the world. Is that an alter ego, or just compromising? I guess with clothes, who cares? But it is true that what people see outside is not me :))
You really got me thinking...I say again, a brilliant piece.
First off, I want to say @agmoore that I forgot to add you as a beneficiary for use of "our hat". I say ours because I use it in many of my projects. I'll rectify it upon payout.
You know, it feel it's both, compromise and alter ego. The suppressed part is your "alter ego". The later, outer appearance is compromise. Reading your comment, I could have sworn I was reading my younger self. Reserved and willing to please, I compromised my inner being. Go along to get alone is what I learned during my early career. But during that time, I gained a sharp tongue and wit to match. It didn't get me far in the political corporate arena. I adapted and placed those suppressed thoughts in poetry and short story fiction. I think that's why I turned to dark and dramatic to give that "shock".
And, like you, what people see on the outside, isn't truly me. If they only knew my thoughts. But I don't dare.
Thanks so much for your wonderful story and engagement. I appreciate your visit and support of our "hat". I'm pleased you liked the project. I was aiming for a contrast of the demure and outrageous (maybe not to some).
Take care and have a nice rest of your week.
!LADY
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You know I don't care about that, although I appreciate the courtesy. I love to see my stuff in other blogs. It's a kind of immortality :))) That hat is personal. Has memories attached.
That may be true for all of us, but some I think some need a little bit more subterfuge than others. That may be the case for you and me.
I know I love writing because in writing I get a chance to say what I think clearly and there is not the issue of superficials getting in the way. I can consider what I have said before I push the 'publish' button. In speech I don't get to edit myself.
The joy of Hive, demonstrated here. Two people who live very far away from each other, reaching out and finding a bit of themself in the other.
Lovely weekend ahead, I hope, for both of us. No matter the externals, we will try to make it so. Take care my friend @justclickindiva.
You're like me @agmoore. I donated to the LMAC Gallery for others to use. I enjoy seeing how others visualize my images and incorporate them into their scenes and stories that I hadn't thought of. It actually inspires me to look at my own images in a different light.
Wow...you're right about not getting second chances the moment your inner self escapes from your lips. Many a season I wished I could. But, as my family would tell anyone who'll listen, "that's not the person we know!".
And another thing. When you say:
I immediately remembered my comment earlier today on @anggreklestari's post where she recalled stories of her late mom and their bond when in financial circumstances; then not being able to attend kindergarten, but went straight to first grade and being confronted with knowledge we should know by then. I remember feeling like a deer caught in headlights. Just wow, oh wow. I told her how her story was mine forty years removed.
Thanks so much for reminding me that we're not all that different in certain aspects of our lives. Take care and thanks for the engagement.
!LADY
Hello friend @agmoore. Hope you're doing good. I'm sending you the rewards for your portion of the post payout.
PAID OUT:
2.127 HBD, 0.000 HIVE, 9.427 HP
2% beneficiary:
0.192 HBD; 1 Hive; 0.189
Thanks so much for your patience.
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