What living unapologetically means to me

Happy Sunday, friends! I wanted to clarify something with you all: what exactly living "unapologetically" means to me. I was listening to a podcast the other day (per usual) and the woman being interviewed was talking about not liking the term "unapologetically" or the phrase "living unapologetically" because you should apologize if you've done something wrong. And I'm like...well duh (LOL). Of course you should apologize if you've hurt someone's feelings or caused harm in someone else's life. No question. To me, living unapologetically means something completely different. And I think most of you realize that, but I wanted to clarify just incase there may be some confusion as to what I mean.

Living unapologetically means not apologizing for who you are, deep down, as a person. If you're quiet and reserved (aka me), don't apologize for being that way. Embrace it. I may sit back in group conversations and observe what is going on most of that time; I may not have a lot to say. But GIRL, come at me with your problems and I will be the best listener you've ever spoken to. I will be THERE for you, no questions asked. I'm all ears. It's taken me a while to accept the fact that I'm never going to be this super outgoing girl; I'm never going to be the life of the party. I still struggle with it (we'll get into that on a later date), but through this process I'm finally realizing that it's OKAY. It is more than okay, Becca (talking to myself) to be the quiet girl. That is what I mean by being #unapologeticallyme. I'm the quiet girl, and I'm learning to love that about myself. Don't apologize for what makes you, you.

Living unapologetically is not about running around and doing whatever the hell you want just because you can. It doesn't mean you can blast women on social media and not apologize for it because you're "living unapologetically". It doesn't mean you can talk badly about someone behind their back and think it's okay. It doesn't mean you can commit some horrific crime and think you can get away with it because "that's what makes you, you". If you're doing those types of things and associate it with the phrase, you've got it completely wrong. Be a good person, number one, and THEN live unapologetically.

It goes for anything. If you're the girl who obsesses over having everything in order, having a schedule for everything - YOU BUILD THAT SCHEDULE, GIRL. If you're the girl who loves cats and may grow to be the old cat lady with 100 cats - YOU LOVE THOSE CATS, GIRL. If you're the girl who would rather "Netflix and chill" than spend a night at the bars - YOU WATCH ALL THE SHOWS, GIRL. If you're the girl who would rather travel the world than get a normal 8-5 corporate job - TRAVEL GIRL, TRAVEL. You get the point. Be a good person while being 100% yourself in the process.

A place to be #unapologeticallyme.