Out of the Shadows
Discovering yourself is a lifelong journey. Living your life you realize that things don't always happen the way you expect them to. 5 years ago I would've been surprised to see where I am today. And yet, here I am regardless. The journey of life has brought me here, to this moment.
It's not easy for me to be vulnerable and share myself with others. Growing up I was known as the "shy" kid, the one that blended in with the rest of the crowd. It was safe to be part of the crowd, so I stayed there. But it wasn't freeing and I wasn't able to really be myself and stand out as an individual. It's been a long journey to figure out how to be me and to figure out who I am. I'm still figuring it out, but I have a better picture of myself than I did even a year ago.
I want to always be true to myself and who I really am. And I can't do that hiding in the shadows, and pretending that I'm not who I am. It's been a long and painful process to figure that out. Very lonely and very confusing. I had to rediscover myself--which is always scary. But now I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm bisexual. There's really no other way to say it haha. It's been a process of several years that I came to that realization and finally embraced it. I'm not going to go into the story of how I knew, because it's not really a one-time realization. I never would've imagined growing up that I would be a part of the LGBTQ community, but here I am. Bisexual by definition means that I'm attracted to both genders-- men and women. It took me a while to realize and accept that, but I know that's a part of who I am now, and a part of what makes me unique and special.
Maybe one day I'll go into more details of my realization of this, but for now this is enough for me to say. This is my coming out.
I'm in a relationship with a beautiful girl named Sara and she's my world. I don't know what I would be or where I would be without her. She makes me happy, and she completes me. I'm so grateful for her. Without her I wouldn't feel confident to be who I really am, and come out. I love you Sara, thank you for being in my life.
So that's that. I'm out. No more hiding in the shadows for me. I'm not here to argue, or to explain myself to anyone. I'm just here to be myself and live how I want to live.
This is me.
Thanks for reading
It's not easy for me to be vulnerable and share myself with others. Growing up I was known as the "shy" kid, the one that blended in with the rest of the crowd. It was safe to be part of the crowd, so I stayed there. But it wasn't freeing and I wasn't able to really be myself and stand out as an individual. It's been a long journey to figure out how to be me and to figure out who I am. I'm still figuring it out, but I have a better picture of myself than I did even a year ago.
I want to always be true to myself and who I really am. And I can't do that hiding in the shadows, and pretending that I'm not who I am. It's been a long and painful process to figure that out. Very lonely and very confusing. I had to rediscover myself--which is always scary. But now I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm bisexual. There's really no other way to say it haha. It's been a process of several years that I came to that realization and finally embraced it. I'm not going to go into the story of how I knew, because it's not really a one-time realization. I never would've imagined growing up that I would be a part of the LGBTQ community, but here I am. Bisexual by definition means that I'm attracted to both genders-- men and women. It took me a while to realize and accept that, but I know that's a part of who I am now, and a part of what makes me unique and special.
Maybe one day I'll go into more details of my realization of this, but for now this is enough for me to say. This is my coming out.
I'm in a relationship with a beautiful girl named Sara and she's my world. I don't know what I would be or where I would be without her. She makes me happy, and she completes me. I'm so grateful for her. Without her I wouldn't feel confident to be who I really am, and come out. I love you Sara, thank you for being in my life.
So that's that. I'm out. No more hiding in the shadows for me. I'm not here to argue, or to explain myself to anyone. I'm just here to be myself and live how I want to live.
This is me.
Thanks for reading
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