@fitwithjuana: People always noticed my difference before they noticed me. My eyes didn’t match, and the mark on my face made sure I was never invisible — just not in the way I wanted. So I tried to disappear in other ways. I stayed quiet, careful, distant. I convinced myself that being less would somehow make me easier to accept. But all it did was erase me. I lost my confidence, my voice, even my connection to my own body. I stopped allowing myself to feel seen or desired. Until one day, I realized I didn’t recognize myself anymore. That version of me wasn’t safe — she was lost. So I stopped hiding. Now I take up space, exactly as I am. And that feels better than any acceptance I used to chase. #arbys #taxday #softball #orlandoflorida