I'm learning to love my life and appreciate the small things everyday God grants me a blessing and wakes me up. I am trying to learn to step outside of myself and allow him to control me. Its hard, I must admit because I have built up so many defenses, thinking at one time I can control me, and my life. I believe there is something bigger than me out here that give me the support I need. I understand that, we, as people, can be very fickle minded. What we don't understand we are scared of...or what does not happen to us-- allows us to be unconcerned. I am trying to learn to live in spite of the world and their expectations. I understand that skin tone is very important, but because I have vitiligo doesn't mean i lost myself. I believe at one time I felt as though I didn't know who I was because I couldn't see who I was in the mirror anymore, because of my vitiligo. But truthfully, I am the same loving person I was growing up and I had all my skin color. It's the other people who can't get past looking at the ordinary. I am a rare and exceptional beauty and I will repeat to myself everyday, until I believe it to my very core. I understand now that I have been my biggest enemy throughout living with this disorder, I allowed myself to miss too many opportunities because of fear of what someone will say about how I look. I am about to change this obstacle in my life with my faith and this website. There are people all over the world who have this disorder and the more people, like you and me come out and just live, the more eyes are on us, VITILIGO people. Most people want to observe us to see how we handle it, living, and working, well my answer just like any other human. My skin doesn't make me have magical super powers. I have strengths and weakness like ANYBODY,, but I will learn to live regardless of the stares and the comments. I am determined. I will succeed. It's like I said, I, WE are a rare exceptionally beauty and we are still human.
-just my thoughts. Ms. Cookie
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nomone could of said it better i love this site with out all u inspirational ppl i would have fallen already may god continue to bless u courtney and he will
I have supper powers maybe you just need to tap into them. I think we all might be better than human. Have you ever seen a group of people that cared about each other more.
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