Follow the light!


The show Severance is everywhere right now and for good reason. This show and its concepts I find relatable in some ways. The concept of having an “inne and an outie” all from the same person” is one I resonate with. Especially as I am on an unmasking journey. This is important to me because I like to relate the concepts to what I’m going through. I have been really focusing on myself, my health, and stopped things like nicotine. I feel excited to meet both my innie  and outie. Reintegration if you will, similar to the main character Mark S. This show is brilliantly written. I often wonder what it will feel like when I’m complete if you will. There is power in that statement for me. As I work towards achieving that goal through work, understanding, and truly knowing who I am. Every day I inch closer to this goal. For the first time in my life, I’m about to be all me, no apologies as my  name implies. I can’t wait and I’m glad you are on this journey with me. My goal is to reach 100 percent authentic me, to strip away parts that aren’t myself, stripping away others’ influences and control from my past. Every step is a step closer to that all-important end goal. I have made fantastic progress and I will continue to until I have revealed the true me. Please be patient as this is a difficult process that has no manuals, only a bright light shining in the distance that has always been mine can finally be collected. Even now as I write this, I’m in a mall getting exercise and getting looks. I no longer care. I’m different and I’m proud of it! Growing up in the 90s, I remember all the campaigns to be different. Thing is, they still meant like everyone else. Society seems to shun difference whether it’s for skin tone, how we look, what we do. I no longer subscribe to societal norms and I recommend everyone reading this to do the same. I believe we need to change society and the only way to do that is to start with ourselves. We can be kind, nonjudgmental, accepting, and care for others. And celebrate our differences. We don’t have to fit into a mold or worry about stimming in public. We can all do our part by being our true selves.

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