Many of us hide the parts of ourselves that we're ashamed of. We diminish who we are by becoming someone we're not. The persona I adopted at a young age was Ms. Nice Girl. I mastered my disguise so well that even I believed it. I put a smile on my pain and swallowed my feelings until my gut ached. But there came a day when I could no longer live a lie. The pain and emptiness I felt inside myself brought me to my knees. In surrendering myself to truth and the healing process, I began the journey home...
