Confidence is Power

It is quite the strange dynamic between men and women and the unspoken power dynamic that never really goes away... I consider myself a powerful person but I want my partner to be equally strong so that there is enough give and take. It seems so simple but it's a lot to ask on my quest for greatness.

On a recent date I was talking about stereotypes of different types of artists and he says yeah when a person calls themselves an artist I find it really pretentious. Yes - I'll admit it - I've said that about myself and I'll say it again - ok so I'm confident in my abilities and creative potential - is there something so wrong with that? His argument was that everyone with half a brain is interested in creative endeavors and it should go with out saying that we are artistic humans at our core. I guess I could see his point but it erked me.

So what does this have to do with staying in the ME time? well - I stayed confident in myself when it's obvious that the person I'm with feels bad about themselves and it made him a little uncomfortable that I was making bold statements. I cannot be responsible for the way he feels about himself but I can stick to my guns and say bye to him at the end of the night and then instead of going home - I turned around and went back into the club to keep dancing the night away with friends.

You have to grab the joy and the good moments when they come and let the rest slip away...