I am trying to get to know me, figure out what makes me who and how I am.

Day by day I am meeting parts of me, parts of me that were hidden from everyone one else. I have come to realize that there are parts of me hidden from myself as well.

Being authentic helps to bring out those parts of me that were hidden before. Life is too short to live it without knowing my true self. In the past I used to be so hard on myself, I did things reluctantly just to be tolerated or accepted. Lately I have been expressing those parts of me that were hidden. Sometimes I don’t like what I see and sometimes I do. It feels much better that I don’t have to pretend anymore.

Each day I am learning to love me as I am without trying to be perfect. I love my flaws, they make me unique, they make me who I am.