“I kept trying to be the one people chose. Tried harder. Stayed smaller. Made myself easier to love. But it never really worked And I'm so, so tired. Is this really how life is meant to feel? What if theres another way one that doesn hurt so much. What if I've been the one, I was waiting for all along? I don't know how to love myself. Most days, I don't even like who I am. But want to try. Maybe it starts small. Maybe it starts with staying with not giving up on myself this time. I don t have a map. I don t have the answers. But I know this: standing sull has only ever hurt. So maybe moving forward, even uncertain. Is the bravest thing I can do.”