“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance. ” – bell hooks
When I finally decided to not have my life narrowed down, I didn’t know it would be such a fight.
A fight to stand in my truth.
A fight to stand in my identity.
A fight to stand in my talents and gifts.
It’s worth the fight. I’d rather be authentic and free, than inauthentic and beholden to another.
If someone displays ignorance, I don’t “ignorate” along with them. I leave.
If someone wants me to bow to their whim, I stand in my truth.
Life is too short to waste time squeezing myself into other people’s molds. It’s best to be who I am. Today.
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