I have spent a good portion of my life attempting to “pound the square peg that is me into the round holes in life” just to fit in, to feel accepted, to feel a part of enough to make a contribution. Yet all the while, I never really felt like I fit in, was accepted for who I really was, or felt a part of much of anything. I always felt like the oddball, and no wonder! I was trying to change who I was to fit in…yet I was still me, after all.

Gradually, I stopped trying to be someone I wasn’t, and the most amazing thing started happening! People started coming into my life who like me just the way I am!

Today, my life is filled with people who not only accept me for who I really am, but they support me and my dreams, and have told me that I make a difference in their lives.

What’s made the difference? I stopped trying to pound the square peg that is me into the round holes in life. I decided to leave those for the people who are round pegs.

Was it scary? Yes. Was it worse than living a lie? No. No way. Was it worth the effort it took to change? Absolutely. Wish I’d done it sooner!

If the people who fill your life don’t accept you for who you are, the first question to ask is have you let them know the real you? Or are you hiding your light from them because you’re afraid you won’t fit in anymore if you let them know the real you?

I don’t mind being a square peg anymore. In fact, I rather like it. I’m pretty sure it’s how I’m able to make that difference others tell me I make in their lives, and for that I’m forever grateful.