Be A Damn Unicorn

Why I Embrace My Uniqueness

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I ain’t worth sh!t.

Do you find yourself saying this more often than you’d like?

This used to be one of the most common phrases that would fly out of my mouth (and roll around like loose marbles between my ears) ALL. DAMN. DAY.

And since what you think about, you bring about….well you can imagine how that went.

I actually BELIEVED that my uniqueness was a curse, not a gift.

I holed up in my home, thinking “what’s the point?” and “why would anyone listen to me”?

I hid my talents and weirdness because I felt ashamed. Even though I SAW other people sharing their similar unique “weirdness” and having success, I felt like that couldn’t be for me.

And then one day, my friend had a heart attack and died. Completely out of nowhere.

That one event, when I found out on February 10th, 2020, made me realize that life is too short to NOT do what you love every single day.

I learned REAL FAST to make the most out of every moment you are given. I started asking myself: if today were my last day here would I be satisfied with how I spent it?

I had to take a hard look inside and find out what truly brought me joy. Even though I…