{"id":1000,"date":"2023-10-01T16:32:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T12:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/?p=1000"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T12:42:20","slug":"oh-to-be-a-misfit-may-not-be-in-the-fitness-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/01\/oh-to-be-a-misfit-may-not-be-in-the-fitness-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh..to be a ‘ misfit ‘, may not be in the fitness of things!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This probably might not be for those who miss fitting in. I am sorry if it is not for you. Perhaps I don’t fit in. That said, I am happy to be a misfit<\/em><\/span> !<\/p>\n

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The famous rapper and singer Drake<\/em><\/span> said, “I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection<\/em><\/span> “.<\/p>\n

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If vulnerability<\/span><\/em> is your strength<\/span><\/em>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If standing naked <\/em>in your<\/span> own truth<\/em><\/span> is your go-to attire<\/span><\/em>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If your answers<\/em><\/span> are questions<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you are leading<\/em><\/span> as a follower<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you sit comfortably<\/em><\/span> while standing inside <\/em>your<\/span> own failure<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you don’t fall prey<\/em><\/span> to the\u00a0 ‘ wisdom of the crowds<\/em><\/span> ‘, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you are contrarian<\/span><\/em> in your thinking<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you don’t run<\/em><\/span> the wanting to be an ‘ also ran<\/strong> race<\/em><\/span> ‘, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you are open<\/em><\/span> about your ‘ imposter syndrome<\/em><\/span> ‘, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If, as a personality<\/span><\/em>, you don’t want to B Type A<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you see shame<\/em><\/span> in being the same<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If ‘ out of place<\/span><\/em> ‘ is the place<\/em><\/span> you seek, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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If you don’t want to be all things to all people<\/em><\/span>, you might be a misfit<\/em><\/span>..<\/p>\n

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It must have come as a relief that a lot of us misfits<\/em><\/span> so have so many places to go to, situations to be in and standards to be measured by. Perhaps because, institutionalized rejection of difference <\/span><\/em>is an <\/span>absolute necessity <\/span><\/em>in a<\/span> profit economy <\/span><\/em>which<\/span><\/span> needs we outsiders as surplus people<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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As Sarah Addison Allen<\/span><\/em> put it out it so beautifully “ Misfits need a place to get away, too. All that trying to fit in is exhausting<\/em><\/span>.<\/q><\/p>\n

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ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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