The sooner you be yourself, the happier you'll become.

When you TRULY accept yourself, everyone else will do the same. Relationships "mirror" what we believe about ourselves.

Be aware of your intrinsic energies - that is what you are made of!- Ramana Pemmaraju

Knowing who you are is half the peace of accepting yourself.

Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.

Invisible

She scanned through the magazine
for girls who looked like her
with deeper hues,
flat nose, and thick hair.

The day she turned fifteen
she scrubbed herself with bleach
while screaming for God,
whispering over and over again
"the darker the skin,
the deeper the struggle"
releasing a sigh
that made her soul shake.