I know there are lots of women who let it all hang out and are like "This is who I am! Take it or leave it!" and I always thought I was that kind of girl, too. But I always kept my pole part of my life hidden from certain people; the people I worked with, the people I went to church with and of course, my old-fashioned parents.But just recently, I have been working very hard at my basic pole skills: climbing, pulling myself up, inverting, learning s-l-o-w-l-y how to get that strength to deadlift into an invert. I also have started going back to pole class in Fresno, something I have been wanting to do for awhile now. (I think I may have found a pole home!) And then I heard Veena was coming through town so of course, I am THERE!
We had a great time and I was so excited about meeting her in person, poling with her, and having her help me with some tips on how to get stronger inverts. I took a picture with her afterwards and I just wanted to share it with the whole world - well, my Facebook world, that is.
See my Facebook world has some of the people I work with on it as well as lots of the people I go to church with. Did I care at that moment? No! I still don't. I proudly posted my little picture with Veena and surprisingly, received a lot of "likes" from some of the very people that I thought might look down their noses at me for what I love to do.
Now I feel a little braver. A little more like I can still be liked and accepted even with the knowledge that I pole. Am I just a person with "people-pleasing" issues? Do I have to have everyone like and accept me? No. Would I stop poling if someone made a rude comment or asked why was I trying to be a stripper or something stupid like that? Absolutely not.
I am what I am, I love what I love, take all of me or leave me alone. :)
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