I use to hate not fitting in until I realized I was born to stand out

I use to hate not fitting in until I realized I was born to stand out

Growing up, I always felt like I was on the outside looking in. I desperately wanted to fit in with the popular crowd, to be accepted and liked by everyone around me. I would try to change myself, mold myself into what I thought others wanted me to be. I would dress a certain way, talk a certain way, act a certain way, all in the hopes of finally feeling like I belonged.

But no matter how hard I tried, I never quite fit in. I was always a little different, a little offbeat, a little quirky. And for the longest time, I hated it. I hated feeling like I didn't belong, like I was always on the fringes of social circles, never fully accepted by those around me.

It wasn't until I reached a certain point in my life that I began to realize that maybe, just maybe, not fitting in was actually a blessing in disguise. Maybe, just maybe, I was born to stand out, to be different, to be unique. Maybe, just maybe, my quirks and eccentricities were what made me special, what made me who I was.

And once I embraced that realization, everything changed. I stopped trying to fit in and started embracing my individuality. I stopped worrying about what others thought of me and started focusing on being true to myself. I stopped trying to conform to societal norms and started celebrating my differences.

And you know what? It was liberating. It was empowering. It was freeing. I no longer felt the need to change myself to please others. I no longer felt the need to fit in with the crowd. I was finally comfortable in my own skin, confident in who I was and unapologetic about it.

So now, when I look back on my past self, the one who desperately wanted to fit in, I can't help but smile. Because I know that I was never meant to fit in. I was born to stand out. And that, my friends, is a beautiful thing.