identity

do you ever feel like sometimes you just don't know who you are? it's as if the whole world tells you what to do, who to be, what to wear, who to love, what should interest you, etc. will you find your identity? i don't think so; at least not a concrete one. you're constantly evolving and finding new interests. not everything has to fit into one explicit category and neither should you. lately i've just been trying to express who i am. just being myself. not really caring about approval from others. it's my life. i have to live it and be happy. i used to be really reliant on the approval of others. i needed everyone to like me. i don't know why i was that way. i just was. i still am that way a little bit. i think everyone is in such a way. but it's really not healthy. you begin to lose yourself. you begin to lose your purpose and happiness. you lose who you truly are. and that is what begins the cycle of not knowing who you are. it is literally an identity crisis lol. but as i said earlier, i've just been trying to just be myself. make myself happy. do the things i love. yeah, there are people who don't agree with things i wear, do, or want. but that will always be so. you can't please everybody. plus... you only need approval from one person anyway - God. it really is important that you stay true to yourself. don't allow people to tell you who you are because it's your life to live. have fun. be yourself. do what you love. be with the people that want to see you grow. 

peace. ☀︎