If our paths crossed over the last -
5 years.
10 years.
15 years.
20 years.
If I can -
Let me reintroduce myself.
You see,
The past 20 years,
Maybe more,
I have not been true to who I am.
The past 20 years.
I have tried to confine to someone else’s view.
Someone else’s vision of who I should be.
Someone else’s expectations.
Expectations that were not fit for reality.
Expectations that I tried to meet out of protection.
Expectations that brought me to my own demise.
The last 5 years, I have been on a journey of rediscovering who I am.
Rediscovering my core.
The first half of those 5 years, as I tried to break free, I was called
Abusive.
Controlling.
Crazy.
An adulterous.
Unfit to be a mother.
The latter of those 5 years,
I learned.
Those words and actions were meant to keep me from who I am.
They were meant to keep me,
Trying to confine.
Hypervigilantly trying to protect my core.
Trying to be someone who I am not.
Let me reintroduce myself.
I am.
Strong.
Gentle.
Independent.
Resilient.
Beautiful.
Intelligent.
Connector.
Questioner.
Creative.
Ponderer.
Growth Mindset.
Nature Lover.
Adventure Freak.
Truth Seeker.
Justice Driven.
Women.
I know how easy it is to be caught in trying to strive to be someone who we are not.
The one who causes us to strive, knows this innate ambition for us to strive, and tries to manipulate it to their advantage.
Women.
If you have found yourself not knowing who you are -
Dig deep.
It’s not easy.
If you have ever dug past bedrock, you know the sweat, frustration, and turmoil that it brings.
Keep digging.
There is ripe soil underneath it all.
I promise.
Trust me.
Find who you are.
The world needs you.
For whom you are.
If I can.
Let me reintroduce myself.
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