Dear Friend,

Strangely, I am always searching for who I am through reading, writing, putting myself in challenging choices and following a path that seems erratic. For a long time, I have had some insecurity with myself which has prevented me from really loving my inner heart and body. Finally though, with much searching I have grown to change my life to make decisions that are best for me. The way I react to a job, experience, the unexpected or a person is telling of where I am and where I want to be.

My best friend from high school and I would always sit in the drive way and talk about life. I cherished these moments because we were curious about how people think, what motivates us, what the future holds and the list could go on. We had so much to talk about that I think most of our quality time was spent in her car. She is a person that understands who I am. Despite our distance somehow we hold onto each other like our childhood stuff animals. As years have passed, she is still my best friend and accepts me for who I am. This is very comforting.

I think that those who love you most know who you are when you have lost yourself.

Being true,
My-Linh

P.S. The searching hasn't stopped. This time around the searching is not about understanding my insecurities but tapping into qualities about myself that I have yet to discover. I know that insecurity will always come and go. I just have to remember that I love myself and that I am always going to present myself as who I am.