#borntobeme

[authorsherilynnkenny]

"Born To Be Me" is a story about two oak trees that grow up in a field together. As the years pass the red oak tree Sam grows faster than the white oak tree Pat. Sam embraces life while Pat becomes grumpy and mean. Will Pat realize his special qualities before it is too late?

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[gorillashrimp]

This is me. . I was a teenage boy back in 2007, graduating high school about to go off to college. And today, I am a (nearly) 30 year old man. . I am a man. . It’s taken me a long time to call myself a “man” and feel that that is true. I would otherwise say, “I’m a guy” or “I’m a boy”. When society is often telling us that we are not who we say we are and what a man is supposed to be and look like - when we are not fully confident in ourselves, we may tend to believe those voices. . They also say if we speak highly of ourselves, that we are arrogant. So we fear doing so - and in turn talk down about and to ourselves instead. I’m here to help rewrite this story. I’m here to be my very best friend and biggest cheerleader. To encourage and lift myself up. To stand strong in who I am. To speak to myself the way I would with any other. To speak love into my heart, lungs, and veins - into every ounce of my being. . A week from today, I am going to be 30 years bold, and I’m here to tell you, I am a man. I am a proud Transgender man. Beautifully complex, sensitive and strong - and perfectly imperfect - I am human. . Standing tall at 5’1”, dancing and tossing leaves and flowers and love into the air for all those who will catch and receive them - I cry. I smile. I laugh. I hug. I touch. I hope. I love, think and feel so deeply. I am powerful and strong. I am respectful, thoughtful, and considerate. I am patient and kind. I am empathetic. I am caring and compassionate. I pound my chest and shout to the sky - I am a WORTHY, CAPABLE, SEXY LEADER! . Who are you? Speak love into your heart, and let it flow through you. What makes you the beautiful, perfectly imperfect human that you are? . #visible #wearehere #trans #transgender #transman #transmasculine #afab #ftm #hehimhis #borntobeme #whoiam #myverybestfriend #kindness #breathe #strength #hope @thelittlevolcano #magma #chainbreaker #love #support #chooselove #speakloveintoyou https://www.instagram.com/p/BpaUOKdHN9e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hqlvi4f2g6ru

[paulinakobza]

a bit blonder, much happier 💁🏼‍♀️🇨🇿 #borntobeme #teamb2b (w: Ostrava, Czech Republic)