@hacks4pancakes beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I couldn't have said it any more eloquently.
It took me a long time to figure some of this out for myself.
@hacks4pancakes So very much this! All of it.
Now I have to go and play "People like Us" really loud.
People Like Us https://g.co/kgs/ZdW8aD
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In other words, Know Thyself. Set healthy relationship boundaries. You have but one life to live, live it naturally and openly, and kindly. Never fear or cower before the judgment and prejudice of others.
@BurningGiraffe @hacks4pancakes Know Thyself and Accept Thyself. Taking responsibility and being dependable person makes you adult, no need to larp it by building a boring facade and stopping doing things you love and enjoy. Adulthood is not a uniform (or a straitjacket). You don't wear it, you *are* it when need be. And if you can be adult when necessary, you can also relax.
It's fine to choose a life that looks like yours and not someone else's.
Be yourself, because everyone else is taken.
That's the joy of finding oneself. To figure out what makes US happy! Not doing what society or what others have predetermined our lives to be, but to be true to our own happiness. Our OWN TRUE BLISS!@jerry @hacks4pancakes just saw the Verified Paw icon!
@jerry am loving the space.
So much better than birdsite!

@hacks4pancakes Thank you Lesley. You have been an inspiration since we first spoke on the birdsite.
For everyone else, if you had difficult times early on, dropped out of school, had addiction issues, have no education in the direction you now want to go in.
You can still do everything Lesley said and more.
The most important thing one can do in life is to accept yourself. Be as genuinely you as you can safely, and good people will find you.

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