Be yourself.

#1 Posted by Kyeli on April 28th, 2009 2:41 pm | link

I think your hair looks cute, my love.

#2 Posted by Pace on April 28th, 2009 3:03 pm | link

Thanks, honey. (:

I didn’t even look in a mirror before I turned the camera on! I was afraid it was super frizzy. It gets super frizzy sometimes.

I guess I got lucky. *silly grin*

#3 Posted by elfin on April 28th, 2009 4:11 pm | link

That was your most revolutionary video yet. Waking up and being yourself is a revolutionary act. And those voices of self-doubt? Kick ‘em to the curb, girl.

Darlin’, if the shoe doesn’t fit, you don’t have to wear it. Except maybe at weddings, where women all seem to make their feet miserable.

Great love,

- elfin

#4 Posted by Sonia Simone on April 28th, 2009 5:05 pm | link

Applause! This is definitely the most revolutionary one of the bunch.

Being real, putting your heart out there, looking at your own stuff and sorting out what’s genuine and what’s bullshit (and what might just be an experiment) is about the most revolutionary thing there is.

Kyeli’s right, your hair is perfectly cute. :)

#5 Posted by Pace on April 28th, 2009 5:46 pm | link

@elfin, Sonia: Thank you so much! I appreciate your support and encouragement metric oodles!!!

#6 Posted by nw on April 28th, 2009 6:27 pm | link

You’re one of the most revolutionary people I know. Seriously.

#7 Posted by Victoria Brouhard on April 28th, 2009 7:19 pm | link

I can’t tell you how much I love this video. I keep watching it over and over.

Goosebumps and tears every time.

Having trouble finding the words, other than to say this was exactly what I needed tonight.

Huge hugs. xoxoxo

#8 Posted by Pace on April 28th, 2009 8:45 pm | link

@nw: Thanks. That means a lot to me.

@Victoria: *huge hugs*! I’m so ridiculously happy that this spoke to you in such a way. oxoxox!

#9 Posted by Kristina B on April 28th, 2009 9:29 pm | link

You know, i’m in group therapy (which I highly recommend). It’s an intimacy group for people who struggle letting their defenses down. About 8/10 of the time, the people in the group behave the way you behaved in the first videos which is not terrible but it’s more of a performance than an interaction. And, basically, it’s the reason we’re in the group. Because we are scared to stop performing, and it has caused us trouble in our lives. Anyway, the other 2/10 of the time, we let our guard down and we’re brave and present and not performing. Inevitably, everyone falls a little in love with whoever is doing that, because apparently when we are raw and authentic we are at our most attractive/connect-able. I am not talking about romantic love, here. I’m talking about the kind of love that starts revolutions. :P So, yeah, anyway, good one Pace. It’s hard work, but it’s worth it.

#10 Posted by Pace on April 28th, 2009 11:21 pm | link

Thanks, Kristina. I definitely do struggle with letting my defenses down, and I hugely appreciate your comment.

You know, it’s like love in another way, too. When you try too hard, you fail at finding love. But when you stop trying so hard, love finds you.

#11 Posted by Victoria Brouhard » Blog Archive » Being Me, Not a Metaphor on April 29th, 2009 7:54 am | link

[...] I saw this amazing video post from Pace. She talks about how, in her desire to be a revolutionary, she realized it wasn’t [...]

#12 Posted by Tanya on April 30th, 2009 1:56 pm | link

I agree with every comment in here. Plus, your hair isn’t just cute, it’s fun. :)

#13 Posted by Hayden Tompkins on April 30th, 2009 9:21 pm | link

I absolutely love your honesty on this, and I can really feel you on where your coming from. My only question, did someone say something to you?

#14 Posted by Christine Martell on May 1st, 2009 12:02 am | link

Pace,
This video is amazing, powerful, inspiring and oh so much more. And yes, I agree the hair works also.

#15 Posted by Pace on May 1st, 2009 8:22 am | link

@Tanya: Thanks! (:

@Hayden: There’s been a lot of spirited debate in the comments. It was pretty stressful for me. It was part of the “revolutionary” package that I had in my head, but in the “new revolutionary” idea, it’ll be less about spirited debate and more about finding our Right People. Thanks for asking. (:

@Christine: Thank you so much!!! (:

#16 Posted by No more Freaky Thursdays. | Pace and Kyeli on May 1st, 2009 9:32 am | link

[...] no more videos. As Pace said in her beautiful, moving video on Tuesday, this whole video thing has been hard. For me, it was hard because I’m a jeep [...]

#17 Posted by Elly on May 1st, 2009 2:52 pm | link

Awwww. I really like that you had the courage to post tihs. It is very honest.

*hugs*