Finding yourself, or getting to know yourself better, matters

I had a bubbly and adorable spirit, which was (and is) often confused for a strong personality. However, beneath my carefree persona was an incredibly confused and insecure individual. I was the type to constantly apologise for any and everything and was easily a doormat. I was chided at home for being forgetful and for constantly day-dreaming.

I was also a shape-shifter, who assumed the qualities of the people in my immediate environment. Every aspect of my personality was changeable: from the way I wrote, walked and talked, to the way I wore my clothes and hair. As a result, “who I was” was not clear-cut and concrete. Being mutable also meant that I could not easily understand what I uniquely bring into the world.