Have you ever met a person who makes you question everything you’ve thought to be true about yourself? Your parents, teachers, bosses, and friends have told you one thing for years, and then one person comes along and turns that on its head.

A little while ago, I met my version of this person. It felt like no matter what I did, I would never be good enough – it was not possible to measure up. And after months of bracing for impact, I started to believe the blows. Until my sister looked me in the eye, quoted our dad, and said, “Just because she says it, does not make it so.”

All this time later, there are only a few things I am certain of – you can never be too full for mint chip ice cream, snow is magic from Mother Nature, a sunset is my favourite colour and a sunrise my favourite feeling, coffee in the morning is the universe’s way of saying ‘I love you’, and you are the only one who gets to define your you. 

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