I do not need anyone else to complete me. I am not looking for my other half, I am not looking to find who I am based on someone else’s thoughts about me. I am a work in progress, a piece of art that I have been working on my entire life and I am complete all by myself. I may not be where I want to be right now but I know that I will get there and it will be because of the difficulties I have faced and the work that I have put in.

I am proud of who I am. Not necessarily who I was a year ago, or two, or three, and definitely not four, but I know what I have gone through and I know who I am and I am in the process of loving her.

I am not perfect. I make mistakes. I have fears and I have feelings. Feelings that I love and feelings that I hate. I love too much or sometimes not at all. I do things without thinking. I over think, and sometimes I don’t always plan ahead. I am a work in progress and I am doing just fine.

I can't say that I have always loved myself as much as I do now. I will keep looking for my silver lining in this crazy world because you know, life isn't always rainbows and butterflies but you can choose to see rain or sunshine. In the end, it’s all about your own perspective.

I am proud of who I am becoming and I am proud of what I have accomplished. I know that I am loved and that I will be okay. I can handle whatever life throws at me because I am strong and I am constantly pushing myself to do the best that I can.

I don't need a boyfriend just to make me feel happy. Throughout my life I often hear “he’s my better half”, or “he completes me”, and I am content knowing that I don't need another half to be complete. I don't want to find my other half, rather, I would like to find my equal counterpart. I do not need anyone to make me whole, for I am whole all by myself.

I have worked so hard to get to where I am. I have gone through pain, loss, rejection, and sadness, just like any other early twenties female. I have also experienced happiness, joy, love, and kindness. All of these experiences offer me different stories and different lessons I have learned and used to get to where I am today.

I know that my body is not perfect and that I did not ace every test I have taken but I do know that I am me and that is all that I will ever need to be. I’m learning to love myself each day no matter what challenges I come across. I am learning to accept this wild journey that is my life and to love those who love me in return. I've learned to laugh at the little things and cry when I need to, but among all that I’ve learned, I’ve learned that I am unlike anyone else and that is my power.

No matter where my journey brings me, no matter who chooses to come with me or who chooses not to I will accept this life I have been given. I will face my battles and I will persist because I am whole all by myself.