The Illusion of Appearance

Have you ever truly seen yourself?

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The idea of appearance has been on my mind recently. I am a young woman in California in my early 20s. Each person can hear that description and picture somebody slightly different. It is interesting to me because, for so much of my life, I cared so deeply about how I appeared and how others perceived me. Letting that go has been freeing and helped me thrive…