“Never forget who you are or where you come from. Never forget the blood that runs through your veins or the journey that blood has taken to survive. No matter how hard others try to destroy or challenge you, know that you’re in the moment for a reason. If you can gain knowledge from it, do so. If it can raise your fighting spirit, allow that to happen. For if you don’t, you just might be forgetting who you are and who you were meant to be.”
-Unknown
Has this ever happened to you? A common misconception in my life is that I’m a sweet, nice, gullible, passive chicken shit. The truth is, I’m the exact opposite. I’d never use the words “nice” or “sweet” to describe myself, though I am capable of being both depending on how I am treated.
I’ve come across a great many people in my life who didn’t like the fact that I don’t conform, and that I refuse to allow myself to be boxed into a mold. There is immense power and strength in that, and yes, these people did things to try to slander me and/or diminish me in some way. They didn’t succeed. I find it incredibly sad when the biggest bullies in the world are people who should know better, especially when they’re parents.
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 