Since I can remember, I've always had a bit of an identity crisis...a battle between what I wanted for myself vs what was expected of me from others...how I see myself compared to how others receive me. 

Always too big, too tall, too social, too outspoken, too loud...always one of the boys barely ever one of the girls...too "white", not black enough....social but anti social, lots of "friends" but no friends, always with a crowd but always alone...Just CONFLICTED!

In about grade 7 maybe 8, I started to coin myself as "SimplyMoi". This was the beginning of finding and reclaiming my identity. Since then I've accepted that I am not for everyone. That people will condemn you for the same things they praise in another. That so many traits are belittled by people who often envy our abilities.

How many people do you know drink to gain "liquid courage" but will call you extra the minute you start to demand the attention of a room?  It's through these experiences that I have gained power, for I will never cast a shadow over myself for the comfort of anyone else. 

We do get lost, as none of us can be ready for all of life's journeys but one thing I do know is, I will never change. I will always be SIMPLYMOI💋