This week, to aid Linda while she is doing all things authorly, we have Joey from Joeyfully Stated providing us with the post for the #SoCS prompt!
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: save/safe. Use one or both. If you start and end with either of them, you’ll get bonus points.
Safe is not the way I like to play. Well, actually that’s not entirely true.
I used to be the safest person you ever knew. I did everything by the book, never crossed lines that I wasn’t supposed to. I took it all, whatever was thrown at me, without questioning it at all.
I mean, that’s what a good Indian daughter/daughter-in-law/girl does, isn’t it?
I guess that’s where I got the reputation for being the way I am.
But over the years, I have learned that just because I don’t do whatever I am expected, it doesn’t mean I’m not ‘good’.
Just because I may enjoy a night out with the girls, or the odd (non-soft drink) beverage with them, it doesn’t make me a bad person. Just because I cut my hair, it doesn’t make me disrespectful,
I have taken to questioning decisions made on the assumption that I will be happy to go with the flow, and it has done wonders for my well being!
Just because I smile all of the time, it doesn’t mean I agree with all that is happening, and if I feel strongly enough, I will say so.
It has given me an element of respect at work, and caused others to realise that I am not a push over, in other aspects of my life.
Now… I am off to publish this post but before I do that, I must remember to press ‘Save‘!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Oct 07, 2017 @ 20:19:39
you get bonus points!!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 20:41:15
Lol yesss!!!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 20:06:32
There are times when you just don’t want to take anymore rubbish, and it does give people a shock when they are used to you always being safe!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 20:07:28
I’ve experienced it but now I think it’s clear I’m always there but I have my limits too sis!
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Oct 08, 2017 @ 11:24:31
Yes, exactly. The older we get the less we will put up with it!! 🙂
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Oct 08, 2017 @ 11:27:10
And I think that’s a good part of getting older sis!!!
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Oct 08, 2017 @ 14:12:11
Yes, there has to be some benefits!
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Oct 08, 2017 @ 15:02:25
100%
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 19:14:41
We evolve in ways we don’t understand, don’t we? Thanks for sharing this 🙂
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 19:31:53
We do indeed Prajakta and it’s in order to survive!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:43:02
You have it right, Ritu. Playing it safe is not always the way to save your spirit.
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:55:38
Exactly Van!!!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:02:41
Well done! sprinkles bonus points
I think we should always question our motivation and make adjustments 🙂
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:52:08
Yay!! Bonus points! Thanks Joey!!!! 😍
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 11:59:56
Good job! And, I think you’re probably a good person 😏
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:51:48
Aw bless you lovely!!!!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 11:50:18
Good take, sis! Doing what others expect us to do is an imagined safety. We might only avoid discussions but that is it about it. We are entitled to enjoy who we are and the ones who matter don’t mind and the ones who mind… don’t matter!!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:50:31
Exactly sis! 😍
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 13:17:57
Happy Saturday 😘
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 13:35:55
Happy Saturday 😍
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 10:35:50
Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 10:09:06
Remember always to your own self be true.💜😉🌹🌹
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 10:48:49
So true sis! ❤
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 11:04:23
🌹🌹💜
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 10:03:12
You are who you are, and you are doing a good job about it. Wonderful post, Ritu.
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 10:48:34
Aw thank you Miriam!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 17:44:30
You’re welcome, Ritu!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 07:35:10
Good one Ritu, I’d never considered you a safe person, you blog and blog well, that says a lot I think.
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 08:00:49
Wow! Thank you so much!! I have definitely changed from the safe person I was a few years back!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 06:54:20
This is a wonderful post about self discovery and coming to peace with your life and decisions, Ritu.
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 07:59:29
Thanks Robbie! It makes me feel kinda grown up!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 03:47:27
Press ‘save’. Safe, perhaps
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 07:57:52
😉
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 03:32:37
Always Ritu -amazing and creative…
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 07:57:43
Thank you Mihran!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 03:14:24
Really good, Ritu!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 07:57:30
Thanks Jennie!!!
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:09:10
You’re welcome! Happy Weekend. 🙂
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Oct 07, 2017 @ 12:52:36
😊
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