Am I different?

I dare you to be yourself

The most important value in my life is to be myself, regardless of what anyone thinks about me, and loving myself. I have realized that I needed to put myself first a little too late. But it's better late than never, right? I have struggled to get here where I am now. It took me some time to know my worth. But here I am. Living my live and loving myself. I still have some things I need to work on but I'm getting there.

Self love and being myself are the most important values in my life because before I had them, I was miserable. I hated my life and being me. I was always thinking that maybe if I were like others, I would be happy. I would finally love, at least even like myself. But now, it's a whole different story. I want to be me. I want to live my life without being worried about what others would say.

Putting yourself first is seen by many people, and by the society, we live in today, selfish. Thinking about what is good for YOU and not giving a damn what others think about you isn't selfish as long as you don't drag others down when you want to get up.

I would not say that many people of my age have the same values as I have. Like I told earlier, today's society thinks self love is selfish. And I don't think people of my age want to be seen as selfish personas. People may seem that they love themselves on the outside. But what do they really think about themselves? I know there are many, MANY people who want to show their true colors but are too scared.

I am slowly starting to show my own unique colors to the world and not being ashamed about it, so maybe I am different from other people with my values.