i’ve learned

to never be shameful about the way that i feel. i have always been honest. i do not have a problem admitting to myself or other people my history, my experiences, and the emotions and sentiments that have resulted. i am the person that i am, and i have been shaped by this world in accordance with God’s will and there is no sense in obscuring any of this.

i do not live to please other people who may pass judgment on me otherwise.

i do not live to adhere to social conventions, especially if it means compromising myself.

i will not live denying myself the happiness which ensues from embracing the person i am intended to be, the person God loves me to be.