The self, a Journey

Salutations and parting words

This is going to be a very loose, unedited inquisition into the question I get asked too often but have never really thought to answer: Who am I? Why am I me? People say in some aspects we are a product of our environment. There is definitely truth in that, but I wonder where the line of responsibility and accountability is drawn; though our experiences take part in shaping who we are, can we use that as a scape goat? At what point is it purely our own decisions? I'm not too sure if that makes sense, but that's the best I can explain it. Apologies in advance, it's 12 in the morning.

I've never been able to draw that line in my life because I can't even figure out the elements of my environment that produced aspects of who I am today. Why do I think so poorly of myself? At what point did I look in the mirror and think I'm ugly? There has been a plethora of decisions I've made, but I still can't really figure out if any have contributed to the current me. This all may or may not make sense, my apologies. There is a lot of introspection to be done, which is what most of this will be about. I hope to share helpful advice along the way.

I'm not sure if I'll come to love myself, I'll be quite frank; I'm not sure this will help you to necessarily love yourself. But one thing I can definitively say is that I want to feel better about who I am. I want to feel confident in my own skin and live my life to the fullest. If you'd like to stick around for such a journey, then welcome aboard! It's good to have you here, regardless of the choice you make. I want everyone to feel better about themselves, and if you don't already, I hope you reach that point soon.

Incase you decide to click off, I just want you to know that you're awesome, and you matter. I hope blossom into something even more beautiful. Good luck on your journey.

Thanks for reading this far. Much appreciated. It feels weird posting on here, but my thought process is maybe 1% of people who read this can relate and take something positive away from my future revelations in terms of self-improvement. If I can reach 1%, I'll feel happy knowing I helped someone else. It also helps to know I'm not alone.

Stay safe, take care