I have been asked why I don’t wear rings or necklaces, or earrings. It’s really simple. I like to present my stripped down self to the world. I feel it’s a more honest and real experience when the first thing you see is my eyes or smile.
I went through a metal phase in my youth when I wore bracelets, rings, necklaces, earrings and nipple rings in abundance. I felt like it added something to my style. I quickly realized, I was one of millions doing the same exact thing.
Not original.
Why should I have cared what others did if it made me happy? It didn’t. I was being defined by every other person that looked like me. Rather than using Lesser Magic, I was a slave to the popular counter-culture. I made a conscious decision to take an active role in how the world perceived me and that meant, not wearing branded clothing or an abundance of jewelry. It wasn’t adding to my sense of self, it was detracting from it.
I was not the clothing I chose to wear, I was something more, so I put me first.