An over-thinker, a
go-with-the-flow
type, a singer, an athlete, a writer, a
believer, a follower, a runner, a single mother, a daughter
without a father, a girl with anxiety, a man with a broken heart,
an over-emotional type, a person who bottles everything inside.
It doesn’t matter where you come from or what burdens you
carry—you need to stop apologizing for who you are. This is
a dizzying world. There are so many wonderful things and people,
but so much imperfection. There will be moments that build you up
and moments that break you, love that makes you falter and love
that makes your heart sing. There will be people you learn from
and people you lose, pain you experience, and euphoria that makes
you forget everything else. But in all of this, you will grow.
You will shift, you will change, you will try to find your path,
and you will create yourself, again and again as you go. This is
normal. This is life. Unfortunately, as this happens, you will
come across opposition. You will meet people whose personalities
won’t mesh well with yours, you will meet individuals who
disagree, or even those who flat-out dislike you. And you will
think you have to change for them. But you don’t. Ever. You
will forever be changing, but not for another person. Not for the
sake of making things easier, not because you feel forced, and
not because of love. Your existence on this earth is impermanent
and your time is too short to let others’ opinions change
the way you feel about yourself. So don’t let them. Stop
apologizing for who you are and just be. Be silly, be strange, be
happy, be crazy, be independent, be in love, be unafraid, be
nervous, be strong, be okay with leaning on someone else. Be
whatever the hell you want. Be you. It’s okay to change, to
become something else, to return to your roots or run as far as
you can from them. It’s okay to make mistakes, to
apologize, to forgive, to let go. It’s okay to be all the
things you are and be them proudly. So please, do just
that.