Who I Am

I used to think that I was ugly, imperfect, and just plain uninteresting. I used to always feel like the "odd one out", like I didn't belong anywhere. For a long time I went to the extremes to change who I was. I wanted to change myself so I'd feel loved. It took a while, but I finally came to the realization that I wasn't weird or ugly. I was myself and there was no way that I would change for anyone. Everyone should be proud of who they are, whether they're black, white, gay, straight, tall, short, Muslim, or Christian. No one should ever feel like they have to hide who they really are from anyone else. We are all beautiful. We are all important. We are all different from one another, and its those differences that come together to create a beautiful world. If you are "different", embrace it. Express yourself and stay true to who you are.  Don't let anyone bring your spirits down. If you can be yourself, you'll be able to take chances, live free, and find the true happiness that resides deep down inside of you. If everyone spent all their time trying to be the person next to them, then no one would be happy.

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