Today you are you, That is truer than true. There is no one alive, who is youer than you - Dr. Seuss

We accept the love we think we deserve – Perks of being a wallflower.

This quote, since hearing it, has always moved me. It seems simple enough doesn’t it?

You read it now, I’m sure the idea is rather apparent, but I’ll give you an example.

I, idiotically thought, once upon a time – that I was hard to love, that my loud outgoing personality, teamed with anything from a tomboyish dress style to punk/grunge and even to corporate glam attire would mean that I was difficult.

This coloured haired, eccentric chick was bound to struggle with love. So when I met my then partner, I allowed all sorts of behavior I would have never tolerated. I accepted being “too loud” and my quirks that made me, me were too much. I became withdrawn & quiet, which heck, is a hell of a lot easier to handle then my humor and craziness, isn’t it? I also inherited this wonderful little habit of ALWAYS saying sorry, for everything - I would literally either start or end a sentence with it. I was basically apologising for my opinion, for myself.

However I’ve since learnt a hell of a lot and come a long way, though the sad thing is, since realising, I now see it daily. I see people accept just sleeping with someone they deep down love, because they think that’s ok. I see people in abusive relationships, stay because that’s what they think they deserve.

And it breaks my heart. It breaks my heart, that people don’t love themselves enough to realise, and it tears me apart that it normally doesn’t matter what is said, and that they slowly begin to change and lose their spark.

I would like though, for those people to find love within themselves. To grab life by the balls, yelling Yippy-Ky-Yay while doing it!

Snorting while laughing, Still rocking out to Hanson (MMM Bop is a classic after all!!), dancing in K-mart, embrace all of it. You’re enough, you’re you, and I’ve learnt now, there isn’t anything more loveable then a person whom is happy within themselves.

So go forth my unicorns, let your apparent freak flags fly. Give yourself the respect, you deserve it.