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20121125: A man with an elephant’s step by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design<\/p><\/div>\n

I feel like a man with the step of an elephant<\/h3>\n

This\u00a0is a metaphor for me. I often feel that I still have the weight that I’ve lost when I walk. I feel that my personality is heavy when I am light. I feel that my steps in conversation, exchange, and entry\u00a0is sometimes clumsy and heavy-footed. I feel like I am often seen as a 2 ton graceless monster before someone knows me, and I work to make that extra shadow disappear for people as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

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This is a metaphor for me. I often feel that I still have the weight that I’ve lost when I walk. 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