This Is Me

by Chrissy Metz

THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT. I’ll wait. No, seriously. I am not leaving you alone on this page without you taking a moment to put a request out there. It can be hard to say what we really want. A lot of us, myself included, did not grow up with positive reinforcement. We were not told we could be or do anything we wanted, even if our wish was just to be happy. Whatever you’ve brought with you to this book, you can’t allow those experiences, even traumas, to define you or limit you. And maybe you are afraid that if you say what you want, someone will hear you. You fear the judgment of a loved one, or worry that your growth might be a threat to that person. My advice is to give people the opportunity to surprise you, and to grow with you as you become the person you want to be.