Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – We are not only…
More often than not, we allow society to stuff us into a box. People are so used to what we do that they expect us to always and only show that aspect. When we change, when we show a different side of ourselves when we speak about new, creativity, inventiveness, and being a lot more than one box, we may scare many away, we may deter them from following, and we become afraid of whom we want to be and to evolve into.
We allow others to stuff us into a box and go quietly into the night. Why?
Is it because we fear the consequences if we break out of the box?
In a way, have we convinced ourselves that our choices are the only ones we can keep?
In life, we change all the time; for sure, we cannot say we are the same age (fill in the blank) as when we were 18 (if you have already passed that age.)
While I have an unmovable passion for sharks, oceans, caves, and their conservation, I have always had other interests and loves. I do not wake up every morning thinking only and solely about the sharks (gasp!)
I do not always and only need the ocean; I love the mountains and the snow, and I can stay away from the sharks for a few weeks as I stay away from my pups when traveling for work.
My diving has changed since I started; I had an encounter with a long-time guest a couple of months ago, and this person was shocked I was no longer guiding groups of divers on regular reef dives, as I did 30 years ago. I was hit with a “Oh, you are too good for that, now?” I am not; I have evolved as a scuba diving professional and ocean conservationist. I have seen and experienced different environments, I have matured, and I have changed.
Who I am today doesn’t make me less than what I was yesterday, and I can be many different aspects in one. As I always say, we need to follow the heart in life, and the heart knows what’s best for us.
When we deal with people, let’s try not to put them into a box and to try to watch them from different angles, understanding we come in 360 and not in a flat digital format.
Image from a special day in the mountains while visiting my family and being caught up under a major snow storm by @kewinlorenzen | Posted on 06/Jan/2024 15:32:39