Truly Me

I finally know who I am. It is not that I never knew, it is that I can strongly defend it now. I have heard the expression "authentic self" many times through the years and never fully realized what it meant. Now that I am older and hopefully wiser, I understand what it means. People may look at me and question why I do what I do or why I am reacting like I am. It is because I need to be true to myself and my core values. I do what I feel is right for my own reasoning. If someone does something wrong to me, that does not mean that I will act in turn. Their bad behavior will not dictate mine. I will not mimic what I see and turn it into what I do.