For twenty-one years, I have been paralyzed by the fear of what this society will do with me if they ever were to know of the thoughts that I continually push away. For more than two decades, I have made a choice to be straight. After all, it’s as easy as making a choice, isn’t it? This culture has made sure that I know that. Anyone who is anything other than straight was just someone deceived by the devil. He is unnatural. He is confused. He is mistaken. He is weak. He can control it if he desires to control it. Such a compelling and ongoing argument has been made that I have always trusted it.
I believed that if I hid it long enough, and ran from it long enough, and refused to acknowledge it for long enough, I could indeed succeed at living up to their decrees. I believed that I could force myself to never be anything else.
Mots clés love self-acceptance homosexuality bisexuality self-love pressure bisexual coming-out
If only I could change the world around me, perhaps my truth won’t one day be the end of me.
Dan PearceMots clés love self-acceptance homosexuality bisexuality self-love pressure bisexual coming-out
The world is so obsessed with defining sexuality for everyone and attaching labels to it. Any time any person openly leaves the sexual norm, their sexuality becomes, more often than not, the absolute defining characteristic of that person. It becomes the first thing people think about and often the first thing they mention. Every other part of that person all but disappears.
Dan PearceMots clés love self-acceptance homosexuality bisexuality self-love pressure bisexual coming-out
At the border of where I will literally not survive so long as I keep living in so much fear of the harsh judgments of others, I am finally conceding the truth to you all.
I am finally conceding the truth to me.
I am something other than straight.
Mots clés love self-acceptance homosexuality bisexuality self-love pressure bisexual coming-out
A girl who truly knows herself is a girl that everybody else wants to know.
Mandy HaleMots clés self-acceptance confidence self-worth finding-yourself positive-thinking being-yourself knowing-yourself
You don't have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know.
Phyllis Reynolds NaylorMots clés happiness love self-acceptance self-esteem contentment alone single couple
She was perhaps too young to realize that what she assumed was her love for [him] was actually a tentative, timorous, acceptance of herself.
Arundhati RoyMots clés love self-acceptance self-love arundhati-roy the-god-of-small-things
Don't let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a miserable way to exist. Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are.
Jaeda DeWaltMots clés wisdom life inspirational self-acceptance identity be-yourself being-your-own-person
While we are all in the process of becoming as ever-changing, ever-evolving beings... it's essential to remember that we are also enough, just as we are, right now, in this moment. When we are able to accept ourselves as we are, we are better able to accept others, as they are. Personal growth thrives in an environment of love, acceptance and forgiveness.
Jaeda DeWaltMots clés wisdom life inspirational self-acceptance forgiveness personal-growth wise-words
They are called, "SELF-worth" and "SELF-esteem" for a reason... we can't let others decide what we are worth, that is so dangerous! Empower yourself!
Jaeda DeWaltMots clés wisdom inspirational self-acceptance self-esteem self-worth wise-words
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