Loud & Proud
Note to the reader: The content in this post is deeply personal. If you are part of my story- YOU didn't hurt me; I love you. How this music teacher finally learned to sing Thank you for being here as I "think out loud" - My hope is that we can resonate on a subject of growth and healing. I grew up as the first born of two kids, eager to make the world happy. I tried to be a good daughter, a good student, a team player, and a good friend because I was afraid of making others angry or disappointed in me. But one thing I never tried to be good at as a child… was just being ME. I didn’t know what that meant. As far as I knew, following the rules meant there were fewer threats. I thought “being good” is the way to make other people happy Everything I knew revolved around rules; Written and unwritten rules. The 10 [...]