never apologize for being me

I am sure I am no different than many other people in that we have goals about how we want to appear to others. But I find it is through my quirks and little things that make me who I am that I am able to stand out in a crowd. I am tired for buying society’s myth that I am only worthwhile if I look a certain way, act a certain way, etc. I think that everyone should try to look their personal best and have fitness and health goals and such but I am no longer going to make that my permission for being. I am always quick to let people know that I am working on my weight as kind of a disclaimer…or that yeah I am 29 and living with my parents…but I am gonna move out soon! it is like I am saying please don’t judge what you see…I won’t always be like this…
Well the truth is we are all works in progress…I will no longer apologize for being less than perfect….to try and explain away all my faults and foibles. There is more to me than just my weaknesses and past. He is still working on me to make me what I ought to be…just the way (if you will let him) he is working on you. Let’s all try to see the good in people today…yeah whatever…just call me pollyanna
I take it as a compliment.

I would like to become a natural leader, persuade others, inspire them and motivate them to do and think as I do in a gentle way. At the moment, I find it difficult to express my opinions when I am with a group of people.
I always want to be friend of everybody, and find it hard to react to personal conflicts.

I recently was in a situation in which a friend had done something that really hurt me, though the hurt was unintentional. In the past I would have covered up my feelings and told them it was ok. This time, though, I wrote an email explaining how it felt, and why it hurt. It upset her a bit, but she wrote back explaining her actions further, and understanding where she was coming from better made me feel a lot less hurt. In addition, I felt proud of myself for, as another friend put it, “having a backbone.” :)

OY!

Everyone is welcome to be themselves, but for some reason it always seems that every time I turn around I apologize for who I am. I want to go on without having to do that; never needing to apologize for being myself & nothing more or less.

“How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World” by Harry Browne. It contains some amazing ideas, and really helped me get back to liking myself after a very bad relationship. Now I’m much more direct about who I am and what I want, I accept and like who I am, and I am better at seeing others for who they are, instead of trying to change them into who I want them to be.

Of course, before you can stop apologizing for who you are, you have to KNOW who that is. I think once you really know and accept who you are, being proud of it will come naturally. :)

but no one is . i’m a good person , at least i try to be. i’m just not going to put up with anyone bullshit anymore.

there’s no more reason to hold back. it not like they hold back with me. so i’ll say exactly how i fell ,what i think.

i rather be myself than alot of people . i’m not perfect but i think i try at most things most of the time. i don’t have to be a phony. i’m good enough the way i am.

don’t answer them , when i don’t like 1 i don’t . if you don’t like what i’m typing don’t subscribe. i’m not trying to offend people but i’m not going to hold back with if someone insulting me.