AN AFFIRMATION FOR A MISFIT by Tahlia Hunter

"AN AFFIRMATION FOR A MISFIT"
by Tahlia Hunter

Though I may feel like a misfit,

in truth, we are all misfits,

for no two people

who walk the Earth

see life

in an identical way.

Though I may feel like an outsider

and struggle to fit in with others,

this does not make me inferior,

for it is simply because

I am surrounded by those

who see the world

so vastly differently from me

that they fail to understand or appreciate me

and I am simply in need

of finding the spaces and places where I belong,

whether that be among people, animals or nature.

When I find myself feeling low,

or questioning my existence,

I may go out into nature

and look at all of the plants, animals and trees

and remind myself

that just as each of them is essential to life,

Life itself

would be incomplete without me

And like all whom have walked the Earth,

I am no lesser or greater than another

and my life is no less precious than another’s.

And while my purpose here

may not always be understood easily by others

it is no less magnificent than another’s.

And in feeling misunderstood,

I am connected

to all who have come before me

who have felt similarly isolated and rejected

yet, nevertheless, found their way

And I too, shall find my way,

for I am not the first

to walk this Earth

and feel like an outsider,

nor will I be the last.

But I may live my life in such a way

that those who come after me,

will feel less lonely and isolated,

for I have left it

a more loving and accepting place for all.

And on the days that I feel discouraged,

I will remind myself of this truth:

“I may never be accepted by others,

but I may always accept myself,

and the one that created life accepts me.

And that is the only acceptance

that I will ever need.”

Words by Tahlia Hunter https://www.facebook.com/TahliaHunterBlog

Artwork by Kate Morgan Art

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