Y is for You!

And so we are on the home straight

Only two letters left

I'm so glad to be almost finished this challenge

I am notorious for starting things

And being all enthusiastic for the first ten minutes

Then my energy gives out

And I promptly give said activity up

So completing this challenge is great for me 

To actually see something through until the end 

No matter how hard it gets 

So yes

Y is for You

As in being yourself 

In your full

Technicolor 

Bat shit crazy way

It's taken me a long time to be comfortable being myself 

And I'm still a work in progress 

Today for example 

I was walking down my road 

With my dogs 

And I looked down and realised that my trousers were on back to front 

A few years ago 

If that happened to me

I would have been mortified

But today 

I had a little chuckle to myself 

And carried on walking

Not giving a hoot who saw me

I mean 

In the grand scheme of things 

Who actually cares?

Not me anyway

I guess we have different faces for different situations 

Our work persona

Family persona 

Girlfriend persona 

Sibling persona 

We wear many hats 

So being ourselves is a real treat

I covered up my true self for so long 

That it becomes hard to even identify your true self 

And isn't it so liberating to be around someone who is completely at ease within themselves?

I find that I get on with some people and some People not so much

But that's life 

You can't like every one

And everyone can't like you

I've spent my whole life trying to fit in

Trying to be part of the 'cool kids'

At school 

Fitting in seemed the be all and end all

But then I grew up and realised that it's more fun to be different 

And not to follow the crowd 

As an adult 

We can seek out others like us if we want 

There is always someone who will get us 

Understand us 

Even when the majority of the population doesn't 

Being yourself is so important I think

Because pretending to be someone you're not is exhausting 

I've been there 

It's not fun

In fact it's soul destroying 

I am happy to be me 

I'm doing ok

Given what I've been through

I'm not doing too badly at all

I try to be a good person

I do my best to be a person of integrity 

Yes

I've made a lot of mistakes over the years 

But I've learned a lot too

And I'm now in a good place 

The best I've been in a long time 

I want to maintain that 

And live my life 

As well as I can 

I enjoy being me 

I am curious 

Inquisitive 

I have a big heart 

And lots of love to give 

We as people 

And as women 

Should be ourselves 

We are bright 

Talented 

We have so much to offer 

We are the next generation

The future 

The planet is in safe hands 

Do you think It's important to be yourself?