Kachu-AppleKiwi

Miscommunication is arguably my biggest fear... although being alone is pretty high up there too. I like expressing myself ^^ It occurred to me that the reason I love expression so much is because of my fear of miscommunication. I didn't used to be shy but as relatively recently I've been talking less; I think that's because I struggle to express myself with the spoken word. The written word feels natural, I can think about each and every word, rewriting however I please. It's for these reasons I'm afraid of talking on the phone but not texting.

When I was younger I had a terrible speech impediment. To understand me was fairly difficult between my slurred words and fast talking. I've improved my speech patterns and people can better understand me thankfully. Sometimes... it's hard to express how I feel. Generally I'm happy in which case it's not too much of a problem but when I feel things other than happiness is where I really trip up.

I don't think I ever went through a 'rebellious' stage unless it's yet to come. I did go through a weird stage where to an extent I prided myself for being misunderstood... I was happy that people looked on with confusion. This is when I picked up my favorite motto Follow your dreams. After a few years that part of me sorta died out and I'm certainly not ashamed for being who I am or who I was but I no longer feel the need to stand out to feel unique. Today I'm happy fitting in and still being unique.

I don't really know where I was going with this just that I wanted to say it... thanks <3 How does this relate to art? Art is a powerful form of expression, one that I'm still working on. While I don't always do it, I feel that I can adequately express emotion through my drawings, that's something I'm extremely proud of.