Affirmations

I have to look out for myself because I have no one else to do it for me. Nor should anyone else be responsible for me.

I will accept myself for who I am. I will accept that I do things a bit (sometimes a lot!!) differently to "normal" people.

I also have to accept that I'm never going to be one of those people who appear to be perfect and flawless on the outside. I'm scarred and imperfect on both the outside and in, but I accept it, and am happy to be the me I am.

I have to be. I can't change my height, I can't rid myself of the allergies or the other health problems.

But I can love me for who I am, warts and all. I can even change little superficial things, so I do feel more confident in myself. But only when I want to.

I don't want to feel down. I want all my friends to love me and accept me for who I am and what I stand for, and I am learning exactly who will and who wont. And those who wont will be on the outer without knowing it, cause that's how I roll.

I will be doing something just for me every day. Some days, it will be an all day thing. Like yesterday. I slept on and off (mostly on though) until 3:30pm, when I got out of bed, ate a lovely meal of leftovers that I had made myself and went and bought the paper and read it.

It's the little things like that I am appreciating more as I grow older.

But the young child inside me still makes me smile, and I am glad that I can hold onto her a little longer.