unapologetically and beautifully me
I spent a long time trying to change myself in hopes of feeling more loved than I could ever be if I was myself. The amount of times I shut myself up in order to keep the peace, or the eventual unkindness I ended up becoming to myself when others would ask for distance.
There is a lot of grace that is needed to push past your mistakes. Why is it so easy to forgive others but extremely difficult to forgive yourself?
Learning the consequences of my actions will forever affect me and my future has changed me. I am not saying I am a poor soul. I am saying I have gone through darkness and I can better appreciate the light.