Sophia Love
You’re not supposed to be anyone else. You’re supposed to be you. You may have spent your time thus far thinking you were supposed to respond to and create life like your mother, father, sister, brother or favorite somebody. If so, it’s been an exercise in futility and frustration. Try hard as you might, you can’t be anyone but you. And that’s okay.
As a child I belonged to a 4-H club. We competed at the county level. Once, in a baking contest, my friend made the most beautiful cake. As we watched it rising in the oven, she realized she’d forgotten to add the eggs. She opened the oven door and shoved them in. It was a disaster from that point on. No ribbons went home with her that year. Continue reading
