One of my goals for 2018 is to stand firmly in my truth and not to change who I am in order to make another person comfortable. Many people think because I work hard, have a lot on my plate and seek to achieve a lot, that makes me automatically confident. Truth is, I am not. I work really hard to build my self esteem, and I fight hard to love the woman I am today! If you come to my home, you would see my mirrors filled with affirmations and scriptures to remind myself who I am, who God says I am, and what he has promised me. Recently, I have found myself having to defend myself, or feeling the need to express myself in ways that are not natural to me, so I decided to write this, mainly as therapy, but also as a glimpse into who I am. I was (mostly) raised by my mom and grandmother. My mom and my grandmother are amazing women, who have taught me a lot. One of the biggest lessons was how to be a lady. How I should carry myself, the way a lady should act, dress, respond, etc. This lesso