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There was a time, way back, when I used to share a photo of myself now and then; I'm not one of those selfie people who perpetually takes photos of myself, but sometimes a moment needs to be captured right? I stopped uploading these photos  for various reasons and began using an emoji face on those occasions I did, one I made on my phone; if you have seen my post-feed you'll be familiar with it.

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Yesterday, due to the extreme heat outside, I spent time on my computer doing a few things and came across the folder in which I keep the *emoji me's* and realised there was something wrong.

I understand I'm not much of a looker, never was, and that these emoji faces aren't a great depiction of the true person...but mine was just wrong...so I decided to change it. Honesty, after all, is the best policy right? 

I made the hair and beard darker and added in some white because...I'm almost as old as the fucken dinosaurs and felt that the *emoji me* should be a true reflection of the *real person me*. Here's the result...I know, it's not great, but it does the job, as does my real face despite how it looks.

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You'll note, the *emoji me* has vampire teeth...because I'm also a vampire - they call me G-Dogula - I wanted to be totally honest and up-front about the reality of the situation and how it was represented on Hive after all. Having said that, if the *emoji me* was truly accurate, it would have Oakley wrap-around sunglasses on because I'm rarely seen in public without them, and even more rarely in a photograph. Still, I think it's suitable for what I'll use it for, even though it looks about thirty years younger than the *real person me.*

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#### Change and honesty

People change...all of us. No matter what you do, time will pass, your face and body will change and then eventually you'll die. A brutal statement, I know, but truthful. 

Change happens inside us also, and the passage of time and experiences tends to help those changes along. 

I actually wrote a post about this the other day, about the fact that I, *ain't getting any prettier,* as time goes by: ***<a href="https://peakd.com/hive-126152/@galenkp/aint-getting-any-prettierbut">Read it here</a>***. I'm not one to worry too much about those changes, or dying for that matter, as worrying about the inevitable seems a waste of time and I think gets in the way of living in the present. However, being honest about the passing of time and what it does to a human, *honest with oneself*, is something I think a lot about and work hard to affect. 

I'm of the belief that through acknowledging and accepting changes that time will forces upon a person frees them up to move forward more effectively and without the burden of concern for anything other than living one's best life and all the elements of it, now and in the present. Of course, that's coupled with a degree of focus aimed forward for what will come, the future, and the life a person may wish to lead when it arrives. 
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Anyway, honestly...this emoji isn't me at all, it's not even close, even thirty years ago it didn't look all that much more like me...less probably, as I didn't have white in my hair or beard. *'m me though*, and despite the changes my life has brought, and in all honesty,* I think that's exactly who I'm supposed to be.
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Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default - *Tomorrow isn't promised so be humble and kind*

<sub><sub>The images in this post are my own, obviously</sub></sub>