Be Me

I think it can be very hard to be our true unique selves, as historically this has not often been possible, and we’re maybe holding onto those old patterns and habits. For many of us, our parents couldn't be who they wanted to be, and beyond that, it got more and more difficult to be ourselves. We still had slavery in 1865 in the UK, plus in many parts of our western world too, and before 1967 it was a criminal offence to be gay in the UK.  Sadly, this is still illegal in parts of the world. A few years ago, Brunei brought back being stoned to death as a penalty for being caught being gay. Just over 100 years ago, women got the chance to vote and before that, they were classed as being the possession of the man. These are so close to who we are today on certain levels, yet also a million miles away from us.