{"id":1157,"date":"2016-04-18T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2016-04-18T08:41:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:41:02","slug":"overheard-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=1157","title":{"rendered":"Overheard in Los Angeles…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got to thinking about eavesdropping. Well, you could call it listening, too. Maybe you could even call it people-watching, observing those around you. I recently overheard this on my commute in Los Angeles: “I learned that you can’t be a mirror to those people if you want to see your reflection.” I really liked this. It took me more than a moment to really understand what he meant, though. I still think it’s up to interpretation, too. But I think he meant that you can’t follow people if you want to discover yourself, be yourself. You must have a mind of your own. Do not follow those around you; you’ll never find yourself in doing that. You cannot be yourself if you mimic anyone else.<\/p>\n

What have your overhead in your city? Anything worth writing down? Anything worth sharing? I would love to hear it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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