Being Yourself

Life isn't about

finding yourself.

Life is about

CREATING

YOURSELF.

-By: George Bernard Shaw

We all go through the stage in life when we think we know who we really are but in reality we only know that we want to be like someone else. Aren't you tired of being someone you’re not?

Every morning I thank God for waking me up and allowing me to know who I am. Being yourself is being different and being different is better than being someone else.

Before I knew who I was, I was lost. I wanted to be so many people and do everything they did because I thought I could find myself by being someone else. But in reality I was making it harder for myself to find who I really was. I think you don't realize that you don't know yourself until you only have yourself. There are going to be times in your life when you only have yourself on your team. But don't ever give up because through Christ everything is possible. He gave you life to be able to create your true identity.

Yes, it is possible to find who you really are. You are the only person in the world who can create your own identity, no one else can. So stop trying to be someone else and be yourself. Be true to yourself by having faith that you can be someone great in this world. I know things take time but you have your whole life ahead of you just waiting for you to mark yourself with greatness. Confidence is built by taking risk and not being afraid of what people think or say. Make today the day you live life creating your true identity.

~Sade G.

About Me

I am strong,

I am worthy,

I am beautiful,

I am imperfect,

I AM ME.

-Unknown

Sometimes I think we get so caught up in what society wants us to look like instead of the image we were created to be, ourselves.  I will not be like everyone else, I will be different.

My journey first started when I became depressed and decided to comfort myself with food. I started to gain weight in my stomach, couldn't fit my favorite pair of jeans and was completely stressed. I started to stare at myself in the mirror and cry. I was treating my body like I didn't care about myself.  I had the impression that it was okay to eat everything even if I knew it was bad for me. I became self-conscious and had low self-esteem to where I would try not to take photos of myself. The more I became depressed the more I took it out on myself. I would eat at 2 or 3 in the morning just so I could make myself feel comfortable but all I was doing was letting myself go by not caring. I would walk around school or work and feel like everyone is staring at me because I was gaining weight. It got so bad that people started asking if I was pregnant because I gained so much weight.

But today is the beginning of transforming myself to live a better life for me. Food can either help you or break you. Being healthy is not just an easier way to live but also a lifestyle that will help you live years from now. Making that change isn't easy but just know that in life there will always be trials and tribulations but with faith anything is possible.

My name is Sade Gonzalez, I am beautiful and being healthy makes me happy.