I Just Want to Be Loved and Accepted Just Like Everyone Else

It is in solitude that we grow, that we learn great truths. The only way to grow is to face the hard truths about ourselves. Many of us believe that to nurture our external lives are to become better, smarter and wholer people. But it doesn’t.
We burn in the fire of affliction so we can rise like a phoenix, reborn with strength and wisdom.