THIS IS ME Redux

I feel the need to play this song over and over again.. call it the theme song of my life. Maybe it's because I'm turning 40 in a few short weeks; maybe it's because I've had a disagreement with a friend; maybe it's because I'm a silly girl; maybe it's all of the above...

I blogged about this over two years ago. I like who I am. I get mixed up and I get insecure. I make mistakes and say things I shouldn't say. I can be intense and grandiose. I can be carefree and drama free. But I don't walk away and I don't cut people off. I don't judge and I forgive myself and my friends very easily.

I don't apologize for being who I am. I admit that I am working at being a better person every single day. This is who I am. This is who you get when I invite you into my life and invest time into getting to know you. This is who you get when you invite me into your life and invest time into getting to know me.

I am a strong woman and a woman who knows exactly what she wants and what she needs. I do not invest in other people lightly.

If it's too much for you, there's nothing I can do about it.

THIS IS ME.. (if you're still reading, then these lyrics say it better than I can)

I HAVE MY ADDICTIONS
I KEEP MY SHARE OF SECRETS
AND THINGS YOU'LL NEVER SEE
I GET SELFISH AND DEFENSIVE
AND PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MY INSECURITIES
I'M JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
I TRY TO LOVE JESUS AND MYSELF

YES, MY HEART BREAKS FOR THE HOMELESS
I WORRY ABOUT MY PARENTS
AND ALL MY BILLS ARE LATE
YES, I'M DEALING WITH THE CHANGES
THIS COMPLICATED STRANGENESS
OF SEEING LIFE THIS WAY
I'M JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
I TRY TO LOVE JESUS AND MYSELF

I LAUGH AT SILLY MOVIES
TEAR UP WHEN I SEE BABIES
AND I'M STUBBORN AS A STONE
I CRITICIZE MY BODY
I WONDER IF I'M READY
TO EVER BE ALONE
I'M JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
I CRY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE
OR WHAT YOU THINK OF WHAT YOU SEE
BUT THIS IS A PART OF ME
OF WHAT I DO AND WHO I AM
ALL OF MY IMPURITIES
ARE RIGHT HERE ON MY SLEEVE
THIS IS ME