Be Yourself.

Hi there. I"m a SuperWhoLockian who lives in Hogwarts (Otherwise, i'm a huge nerd)
Hello, I"m a Homosexual.
Greetings, I'm a Wiccan.
Salutations, I'm a hopeless Romantic.

These are just a few of the many things that make up who I am. Wanna know something sad? For years, YEARS I was ashamed of some of these things, I was ashamed to admit certain things about me, things like, I love to bake, I like to play cello, I love sappy romantic movies.

But why? Why be ashamed of something that makes me, ME? Why do we, as humans, hide who we are? Why are we ashamed to admit the small things like that? I don't understand. Everyone has something that they're ashamed to admit, and I think that if we just threw that to wind we'd all see that we're all equals. No one person is better than another. Its horrible that we have to build these walls, these shells to hide our true selves from the rest of the world. We put on these masks when we go to school, or to work, or even just to the friggin market. Its ridiculous.

I hid the things that I was ashamed of for years, I gained friends that I wouldn't normally hang out with, I put myself in uncomfortable positions. I tried too hard for relationships, sitting there mocking things that I liked, and then going home and doing them. I had come to find that doing this is unhealthy, it made me retreat so far into a shell that I pretty much forgot who I was. I didn't KNOW ME... and that's such a sad thiing...

Do you see what I'm trying to say?

Don't hide in a shell, don't be ashamed of WHO YOU ARE. If you can accept who you are then so many good things can come your way. And you'll feel an overall sense of happiness. Take a moment today, look at yourself in the mirror and say at least three things out loud, confidently, say three things that you would normally be ashamed to say. Next time you go to the mall/store, work, school, whatever, and your friends/ co workers are talking about their hobbies, speak up and say "HEY I LIKE TO DO THIS!" For example. I could go up to a group of my friends and say "HEY I LIKE TO CROCHET I"M MAKING A KICK ASS BLANKET AND THAT"S OKAY!" Don't be afraid to show who you are, because who you are is enough for people to like you. You shouldn't have to TRY SO FRIGGIN HARD to keep a relationship. It's easiest to find someone who will meet you in the middle.

I love you, dearest Reader. Don't be afraid to be YOU, be the person you want to be, not someone that has to hide.