I am who I choose to show up as, not how others perceive me. I am the words I speak, not the words spoken to me. I am the truth I hold, not the lies I have been told. I am the kindness I give unconditionally, not what others choose to return. I am the love I offer, not the love I receive. I am the forgiveness I extend, not the harm that was done to me. I am the peace I create, not the chaos I have endured. I am the warmth I bring, not the coldness I have faced. I am the courage I choose, not the fear I feel. I am the faith I carry, not the doubt others project onto me. I am the way I treat others, not how they treat me. I am the beauty I recognise in myself, not the standards I've been told to meet. I am the meaning I make of life, not the labels I have been given. I am the light I radiate, not the shadows that try to dim it. I am the worth I've always had, not the worth others failed to see. I am the wholeness I am returning to, not the brokenness I once experienced.