Finding My People
If there's one thing I've learned about myself over the years, it's that I've never quite fit neatly into the crowd, and somewhere along the way, I finally stopped seeing that as a flaw. There was a time when I desperately wanted to understand why I always felt just a little different. I wasn't the loudest person in the room, I wasn't naturally drawn to large groups, and I've never been someone who could effortlessly make small talk with strangers. I used to think there was something wrong with me because I didn't seem to move through the world the way so many other people did. It took me a long time to realize that I wasn't broken. I was simply wired differently, and that's a very different thing. I've always been quiet when I'm surrounded by people I don't know well. Some people mistake that for shyness, others assume I'm unfriendly, and a few probably think I'm simply awkward. The truth is much simpler than that. I don'...