I don't think I ever really understood the meaning of being you. Though I am still exploring its significance I now realise it's not only about not putting on a costume or an act. I always thought "I am myself", and to a certain extent that is true. However, being yourself goes far deeper than that, how could I truly be myself in front of others when I don't really know who that is? What ground to stand on and up until a month ago what my favourite flower is.

Being you means sticking to your values, believing you can do it, going out of your comfort zone to better yourself, following your dreams and wearing the clothes you want to wear no matter what anyone says. It means to not feel the need to say sorry when you have a different opinion than someone else, it means to realise you do not need to please everyone, but to come to terms that not everyone will like you just as you don't like everybody. However, the people that do, truly do love you. It means that even when your values, tastes, styles and friends change you need to know it does not mean you are not you, it means you grew and though you should let go of your past self remember that without it there would be a completely different new you .

It's not simple, it's not just a quote, it's a life's journey that I am still on and honestly, just started. So come along with me and let's discover what this saying really means. Let's follow our dreams, explore and experiment what it really means to be alive. In this little corner of the internet I will share my stories, my travels, my opinions and my love for everything art. Be unapologetically you.

Love,
Naia