the power of being yourself regardless There is power in being yourself regardless of who approves, who understands, or who chooses to stay. The world will always have opinions about how you should dress, speak, live, dream, and exist. If you spend your life trying to satisfy every expectation placed on you, you will eventually lose sight of who you are. Not everyone will like you, and not everyone is supposed to. Some people will misunderstand you. Some will judge you based on a single moment, a rumor, or a version of you that exists only in their mind. Let them. The strongest people are not the ones who are loved by everyone. They are the ones who remain true to themselves even when it would be easier to conform. They know that authenticity is worth more than approval and that peace is worth more than pretending. Be yourself regardless. Because the people who are meant for you will never require you to become someone else to be accepted.