• Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I feel like I need to do more than just post a picture. In this case, the picture really does tell the story in a lot of ways, but still, there was a lot of pain and trauma that led me to this point.

    I started off depressed and angry, lost in life, knowing what I needed to do, but feeling like it wasn’t something I could do. And when I finally accepted that I could do it, years went in to it. A quick photo makes it look like a magical transformation, but there was close to 10 years between those photos, and a lot of self discovery, self exploration and pain. As well as joy, and surprises.

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      1 year ago

      Hey, I just want to say thanks for posting this. I’m just a random internet stranger, but I’m happy for you. I think Fred Rogers sums it up best, he is the epitome of kindness to me.

      It’s you I like,

      It’s not the things you wear,

      It’s not the way you do your hair

      But it’s you I like

      The way you are right now,

      The way down deep inside you

      Not the things that hide you,

      Not your toys

      They’re just beside you.

      But it’s you I like

      Every part of you.

      Your skin, your eyes, your feelings

      Whether old or new.

      I hope that you’ll remember

      Even when you’re feeling blue

      That it’s you I like,

      It’s you yourself

      It’s you.

      It’s you I like.