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Wh i t ei sama g a z i n ef o r wo me n1 8 4 5 . Be i n ga wo ma na n dk n o wi n gy o u r p a t ha n dwh oy o ua r er e q u i r e sb e i n ga b l et oa c c e p t t h ec h a l l e n g eo f c h a n g e a n dn e wb e g i n n i n g s . I c a mea c r o s sap o s t i n go nI n s t a g r a ma n dt h eq u o t eh a ss t u c kwi t hme . “ Wh e nI l o o kb a c ko nmyl i f e , I s e ep a i n , mi s t a k e s , a n d h e a r t a c h e . Wh e nI l o o ki nt h emi r r o r , I s e es t r e n g t h , l e s s o n sl e a r n e da n dp r i d eI NMYS ELF . Noma t t e r wh a t l i f eb r i n g sy o ug o o do r b a d , i t i swh a t y o u c h o o s et od owh e nf a c e dwi t hl i f et h a t ma t t e r s . Yo u ’ r ec i r c u ms t a n c e sd on o t d e f i n ewh oy o ua r e .
Wh e ny o uc h a n g eh a b i t s , a t t i t u d e sa n da c t i o n st h a t p e o p l er e l yo nb e c a u s ei t n ol o n g e r ma k e sy o u h a p p y ; i t ’ sa ni n c o n v e n i e n c et ot h e m. I wi l l s a yt h i s . Ho l dy o u r g r o u n d , i t ’ sn o t e a s ya n dy o uma yl o s e f r i e n d s . S o me o n et o l dmet h i sa n dp o s e dav e r yp r o f o u n dq u e s t i o nt ome“ S e l f l o v ef i r s t b e c a u s ei f y o u c a n ’ t l o v ey o u r s e l f , h o wd oy o ue x p e c t t ot r u l yl o v e s o me o n eo r f o r t h a t ma t t e r , s o me o n et ol o v ey o u . ” Th a t wa st h ed a yI c h a n g e di t wa saf e wy e a r sl a t e r i nmy3 0 s , b u t I h a d . I n o wwa k eu pb e l i e v i n gt h e f o l l o wi n g . I f y o ud o n ’ t g r o wo r c h a n g ei nANYwa y – p h y s i c a l l y , me n t a l l y , e mo t i o n a l l y , s o c i a l l y , f i n a n c i a l l y , e v e ns e x u a l l yh o wa r ey o ur e a l l yl i v i n g l i f e ? ? ? ?
Yo u r r i t eo f p a s s a g ei n t oa d u l t h o o ds t a r t sy o u r j o u r n e yt h r o u g hl i f e . Yo ug r o wa n de v o l v ewi t h e a c hd e c a d e . I t ’ ss t r e n g t ht h a t h e l p sy o ut oa d a p t , t o a c c e p t , a n de mb r a c et h o s ec h a n g e s . Ha v i n g s t r e n g t h , a sawo ma n , c o me si na l l c o l o r s , s h a p e s , s i z e s , a n dp e r s o n a l i t i e s . F i n d i n gwh oy o ua r e , b e l i e v i n gi ny o u r s e l f , a c c e p t i n gy o u r we a k n e s s e sa n d
My2 0 sI wa ss owo r r i e dwh a t myf a mi l ywo u l d t h i n ko f mel e a v i n gt omo v eo u t we s t t oCa l i f o r n i a b u tp a c k e du pmyb o x e sa n dma d et h ed e c i s i o nt o mo v eo u t we s t , n o t k n o wi n ga n y o n eb u t mye mp l o y e r . I t wa st h eb e s t d e c i s i o ne v e r , I b u i l t al i f e . I g o t ma r r i e d , h a daf a mi l y , a n de v e no wn e dab u s i n e s s . Th e n6y e a r sa g oI wo k eu pa t 3 0 , a n dI wa smi s e r -
a b l e . I wa s2 0 0l b s . I h a dl o s t wh oI wa si nEVERY s e n s eo f t h ewo r d . I h a ds t o p p e dt a k i n gc a r eo f me . I wa sat a k i n gc a r eo f e v e r y o n ea n de v e r y t h i n ge l s e . Th et h i n g sI h a dTHOUGHTma d emeh a p p yd i d n ’ t . Re a l i z a t i o n sI wa st o os c a r e dt of a c ei nmy2 0 sh a d c o meb a c kt oh a u n t me . I a l wa y swa n t e dt op l e a s e e v e r y b o d ya n dn o t h u r t f e e l i n g s . I wa sd o i n gt h i n g s f o r t h ewr o n gr e a s o n .Yo uwa n t t ob e l i e v et h a t t h e r e ’ sg r o wt hi na n yr e l a t i o n s h i py o uh a v e , e s p e c i a l l ywi t ht h ep e r s o ny o ul o v e . On l yp r o b l e mi s b o t ho f y o uh a v et ob ewi l l i n gt og r o wt o g e t h e r a n d a c c e p t t h ec h a n g e s . Th a t wa s n ’ t h a p p e n i n ga n dI wa sc o mi n gt ot h a t r e a l i z a t i o nf a s t . I t h o u g h t s t r e n g t hl a yi nt a k i n go ne v e r y t h i n ga n ds h o u l d e r i n g i t a l l r e g a r d l e s so f t h ep r e s s u r e . I wa swr o n g . S t r e n g t h , l i k eI s a i d , i si na c c e p t i n gy o u r we a k n e s s e sa n db e i n ga b l et oa s kf o r h e l p .Mywa k e u pc a l l wa st h ef a c t t h a t I l o v e dmyb o y ss omu c hI d i d n ’ t EVERwa n t t owa k eu ph a t i n gt h e mo r t h ef a c t I wa samo t h e r . I wa so nt h ev e r g eo f n o t WANTI NG t og e t u pa n dt a k ec a r eo f my s e l f o r t h e m. S oI ma d e c h a n g e s . I l o s t 6 0l b si no v e r 1 4mo n t h sa n dI b e g a n t oc h a n g ea sawo ma n .3 0wa sawa k e u pc a l l i na l o t o f wa y s . I t a l s owa say e a r o f s e l f d i s c o v e r y . Th a t b e i n gs a i dI ma d emi s t a k e s , d i dmyp a r t t o wr e c kb o t hama r r i a g ea n db u s i n e s s . I t t o o kawh i l e f o r met oa c c e p t myp a r t . I ’ v ea p o l o g i z e dt omy s e l f , mye xa n dmyk i d s . I s t a r t e dan e wb e g i n n i n g , a n d t h o u g hi t h a sn o t b e e ne a s y , i t wa st h eb e s t d e c i s i o n I ma d ef o r my s e l f . On eo f h o n e s t ya b o u t t h et h i n g sI wa n t a n dd o n ’ t wa n t i nap a r t n e r , i nmyf r i e n d s , e v e nr e l a t i o n s h i p swi t h i nmyf a mi l y .I a c c e p t e dmy we a k n e s sa n dmyf a u l t s , a n dI s t i l l d omyb e s t t o ma k ec h a n g e st h a t ma k emeh a p p y . I t ’ sb e e nav e r y d i f f i c u l t a n dwi n d i n gr o a df o r me , b u t I wa k eu p k n o wi n gI l o v eme .Myb o y sk n o wI l o v et h e m. I a mh a p p y , h e a l t h ya n ds t r o n g . I t ’ sa ma z i n gh o wn oo n et a l k sa b o u t a n y t h i n gt i l l a f t e r t h e yg ot h r o u g hi t . I f o u n dt h emo r eI t a l kwi t h o t h e r wo me nt h a t wea l l f a c et h e s ec h a l l e n g e s , r e g a r d l e s so f o u r d i f f e r e n t b a c k g r o u n d sa n dwh a t i t i s
wea r eg o i n gt h r o u g h . Weh i da n dv e i l o u r a n d we a k n e s s e s . Wer e a l l yd o n ’ t t h i n ka b o u t h o wt h e r e i ss t r e n g t hi nn u mb e r s .I wa n t y o ut ok n o wt h a t s t a n d i n gt h e r ea n df a c i n gt h o s er e a l i t i e s ; t h i si swh a t ma k ey o us ma r t e r , s t r o n g e r , mo r ec o n f i d e n t / r e s i l i e n t a n db e a u t i f u l . Ma y b ei t ’ st h emo s t e x h i l a r a t i n ga n d l i b e r a t i n gt h i n ge v e r o r ma y b ei t ’ sh a r s ha n dt e r r i f y i n g , a n dy o ud o n ’ t f e e l y o u r f r i e n d sa r eb e i n gh o n e s t o r y o uc a nr e a l l yo p e ny o u r s e l f u pt ot h e m. Le t t h e WHI TEc o mmu n i t yb ey o u r s u p p o r t .Be t t e r y e t s h a r ewi t hWHI TE, s h a r ewi t hme , a n ds h a r ewi t h o u r r e a d e r sy o u r j o u r n e ys ot h a t t h e yc a nf e e l y o u r s t r e n g t h . .S h a r ea n y t h i n gh u mo r , h e a r t b r e a k , f a s h i o n , f o o d , v a c a t i o n s , mu s i c , y o u r s t r e n g t h , y o u r b a t t l e s , y o u r i l l n e s s , y o u r l o s sa n dt h es mi l e st h a t a r es owi d et h e yma k ey o u r f a c eh u r t . As kq u e s t i o n s a n dI ’ l l b ec a n d i d , o p e na n dr e a l i ne v e r ya s p e c t . I d oi t e v e r ymo r n i n gi nt h emi r r o r wi t hmy s e l f . S o me d a y si t ’ st o u g h , o t h e r sI s mi l ea n dl a u g hk n o wi n gh o wf a r I h a v ec o me . S e n da n ds h a r ewi t hmea t c d i mi c e l i @t h e wh i t e ma g . c o m WHI TEi sa l l o f t h a t , y o ua r ea l l o f t h a t ! S oI i n v i t e y o u , t h er e a d e r so f WHI TE, t os h a r ey o u r j o u r n e yo f we a k n e s s , s t r e n g t h , h o n e s t y , r e s i l i e n c e , a n dn e wb e g i n n i n g s . Beh a p p y , b eh e a l t h ya n db es t r o n g !
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