Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf - 33. What is Normal

You make me smile ... wonderful poem xoxo

55 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

You make me smile ... wonderful poem xoxo

Anytime I make you smile I consider my mission accomplished

I'm not certain normal is all it's cracked up to be. Maybe it is like a Venn Diagram. If we are each a circle on the diagram, the parts of the circle that overlap become "normal." The part of the circle that does not overlap is the uniqueness in each of us. Normal has its place, but I like to celebrate uniqueness! Thanks for this interesting view of mental health. 

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

You make me smile ... wonderful poem xoxo

@Mikiesboy @WolfM  I've been struggling all day to find a way to describe "normal".  It always came out like a scientific essay, so I gave up.  Thanks, Wolf, for doing a perfect job.  I'll only add my oft-repeated quote, "Why be normal when you can be yourself?"

i dislike the word "normal" so much so that i wrote a blog about it

normal is an artificial, societal construct

and nothing, i don't think, has ever caused so much pain for so many

thank you Wolfie for this wonderful poem about "normal"

This is a great poem, especially for those of us who are eccentric, unusual, or just plain unexpected. Normal. Such a mathematical word, and one which by definition cannot cover every person or occurrence.  We all need just enough conventionality for our own purposes. Thank you for saying far more gracefully than I ever could. 

16 hours ago, JeffreyL said:

I'm not certain normal is all it's cracked up to be. Maybe it is like a Venn Diagram. If we are each a circle on the diagram, the parts of the circle that overlap become "normal." The part of the circle that does not overlap is the uniqueness in each of us. Normal has its place, but I like to celebrate uniqueness! Thanks for this interesting view of mental health. 

Thank you, Jeff

16 hours ago, Backwoods Boy said:

@Mikiesboy @WolfM  I've been struggling all day to find a way to describe "normal".  It always came out like a scientific essay, so I gave up.  Thanks, Wolf, for doing a perfect job.  I'll only add my oft-repeated quote, "Why be normal when you can be yourself?"

Thanks @Backwoods Boy    Your quote was running around in my head while I was working on this. I just couldn't get it to fit with the syllable count.

16 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

i dislike the word "normal" so much so that i wrote a blog about it

normal is an artificial, societal construct

and nothing, i don't think, has ever caused so much pain for so many

thank you Wolfie for this wonderful poem about "normal"

Thank you, Molly   Your words perfectly describe it. For years I've had people ask, "Why can't you just be normal?" My boy says I wouldn't be as fun if I was just another normal clone.

14 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

This is a great poem, especially for those of us who are eccentric, unusual, or just plain unexpected. Normal. Such a mathematical word, and one which by definition cannot cover every person or occurrence.  We all need just enough conventionality for our own purposes. Thank you for saying far more gracefully than I ever could. 

Thank you, Parker  

To me "normal" equates to "conformist", something I have never been.  My different drummer and I will continue to March on, and to hell with those that dont approve.

5 minutes ago, Kitt said:

To me "normal" equates to "conformist", something I have never been.  My different drummer and I will continue to March on, and to hell with those that dont approve.

Thanks for reading and commenting, Kitt   You put it perfectly!

Your message is very true

On 2/25/2019 at 12:41 PM, AC Benus said:

Your message is very true

Thank you, @AC Benus