We’re going to keep this one short. Very short! I’ve been thinking about this “new” concept of normalising. We can argue about its newness later! I think it’s an interesting concept that’s worth pursuing.
Normal is defined as functioning or occurring in a natural way; lacking observable abnormalities or deficiencies.
Functioning in a natural way ...
That’s the part I find interesting! The idea of normalising certain things - getting them to function in a natural way.
“Normalise self-love.”
Get to a point where loving yourself is a natural thing.
Crazy right? The idea that we have reached a point in society where self-love is not a normal thing. Really crazy and scary!
Do you know what else is scary? Everything else that we are trying to ”normalise.” A quick search of the word normalise on social media and you come across statements like "normalise sleeping at 4 am." Really? You want us to make sleeping at 4 am a natural thing? Is that what you really want? Wow! Okay!
There are things that we should normalise, and I’m honestly “scared” by the mere fact that we have to say that statement. It’s the Black Lives Matter situation. We actually have to say out loud, Black Lives Matter! How crazy is that? That at this point in our existence, this is something we have to say and fight for. Anyway, back to normalising ...
“Normalise differentiating between reality and social media.” We have people who don’t know the difference between reality and social media, but not only that, being able to see the difference is seen as an abnormally. (The only reason you have to normalise something is because it is not normal - just in case you haven't caught the vibes by now!) This is where we are at ... and it’s a scary place when you think about it.
(I know I said it’s gonna be short but I got carried away ... bare with me.)
So this past week I’ve been thinking about this concept. And trying to apply it to my life. I’m looking at my life and asking myself which areas do I need to normalise? And it’s scary! (Insert laughing emojis here - no really, I’m laughing!)
It’s scary because I’m coming across, in my mind, statements like “normalise asking for help.” Imagine that! Asking for help in my life is an abnormally. Me not asking for help even when I need it is functioning in a natural way! How did we get here? How is that a norm? I'm pretty sure this is not how it is supposed to be ... this is not the natural way to function.
Anyways, that’s what I want to share with you today! Take a moment to reflect and ask yourself this question:
Which areas in your life do you need to normalise? Which areas in your life do you need to “restore” to factory settings and make sure they are functioning in a natural way?
Normalise asking yourself, "what do you need to normalise?" Normalise normalising.
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