Once upon a time there was a woman who decided to stop playing by everyone’s rules. Because of her defiance and refusal to conform, she was left to fend for herself. The only version of this woman that everyone knew was a shell of who she used to be. Somewhere along the way she forgot to remain true to her feminist roots. When she began to pivot back to the best version of herself, that’s when she saw what had been holding her back from burning this entire thing down. It had nothing to do with anyone other than a promise she’d made to herself when she was ten years old.

Never settle. Never get comfortable. Never allow anyone to tell your story for you. They won’t ever understand why, and it’s not my place to ask them why. They will either understand me, or they will hate me. Either way, at least we will always know WE were true to US.