#being accepted

[wordsofwisdomandsoul]

[em-ok]

Posting this here in case anyone needs to see it.

[hopen4e]

[amazingquotesforwomen]

Katy Perry

[creatingnikki]

I am an extrovert

If you are an introvert.

But I am the introvert if you are not.

I balance.

Automatically.

Quite naturally.

I do not know why.

If you talk too much,

You will never hear me say much.

And will be surprised when another friend describes me as the ‘talkative’ girl.

I balance.

That is why I chose accounting.

That is why I loved accounting.

The ultimate goal is to balance.

Debit and Credit

Assets and Liabilities

Balance is key

Balance is the sun of accounting

Everything seems to revolve around it

We manipulate numbers to get the right balance

Students most times didn’t even understand the concept

But they knew that ultimately the Balance Sheet must balance

So without knowing, without understanding they managed to get the answer right.

Did I do that with my life?

Because there came a point where everything looked well on paper,

It seemed right, it balanced perfectly.

But I wasn’t happy.

I am no more concerned about the balancing bit.

I am figuring out the concepts now.

[loulougoingsolo]

From the bottom of my heart

So, I intended to post this to @afangirlsplaylist ‘s ask, but as always, I was unable to keep my text short and simple. I’ll try to edit myself enough to fit in an ask for the purpose of this, but I wanted to post the whole text first. Also, I want to say, I love you beautiful people more than I can express in words. You brought me to life after a long time of darkness, and there is nothing that will ever take that away from me. <3 But here goes:

I’m in the fortunate position of living in a country where it’s mostly safe to be a part of the LGBTTQQIAAP community. At least, you don’t need to be afraid of getting arrested for loving someone or expressing yourself. Even here, where things are seemingly better than in a lot of other countries of this world, being different is hard.

On some level, I’ve always known I’m different, but it wasn’t until I became a part of the mythical fandom that I found the courage to admit myself that it was ok to be bisexual. I live in a small rural community, and people are not always as openminded as you’d like in a place like this. For an introverted, awkward girl like me, finding support or other LGBT+ people to talk to, seemed difficult and even dangerous - I grew up in a time when internet meant something from another galaxy - I was in my 20s when FB became a thing...

Finding other people who are different, connecting with them – even if only online – and getting the support of a community helped me to finally accept myself for who I am. Accepting this one part of myself has helped me become a more whole person, and for the first time in my life I feel complete. Suppressing a part of my identity made me ill and insecure, and now that I accept myself, I’m on a way to recovery. Accepting myself has allowed me to find the hope I thought I had lost for good. I’ve learned to love myself, and hopefully, one day, I can openly fall in love with someone regardless of their gender. I never felt it was possible for me, until now. For that, I’m forever grateful to Rhett and Link – without them, I’d never found all these amazing, beautiful people, who are not only mythical beasts, but also members of the LGBTTQQIAAP community.

Being young or a teenager in this mess of a world is hard enough as it is, and it seems so unfair that there are kids who are not accepted for who they are. It is so unfair that some of us need to grow up thinking there is something wrong with them, when they are perfect just the way they are.

We seek acceptance even as grown-ups, I know I do. Being accepted by those people you look up to is so, so important. A sign of support from someone who you think is important can change your world and save your life. A small gesture of support, like donating for the Trevor project, means a lot to me. For me, it’s a huge sign of acceptance. Thank you.

[wordsofwisdomandsoul]

[solidaritystories]

I've always felt like a background character in everyone else's story. It's led to broken friendships and crippling anxiety that I'm never enough to stay in someone's life.

I've been accused of thinking I'm too great to communicate with friends, when the truth is that I so badly want to be thought of by the people in my life that I think of most and I feel that reaching out is just going to be received with an eye roll and annoyance.

I've started to find my own story line. It has fewer characters than I had hoped, but I am finally the protagonist.

- Human