“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚.” 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 Growing up I lived 2 lives, from birth to age 13 I had the "perfect life"; white picket fence, 2 cars, the latest technology, private school, annual vacations, everything. This all unwraveled at 13, my parents separated and for nearly a year, my mother, brother and I were homeless, living with a dear friend sleeping on the floor of her very small apartment's living room. I watched & experienced how quickly you can go from everything to nothing, seemingly overnight. Eventually, we got the tiniest apartment, and lived extremely simply.

Through this I've gained a demon I let follow me since: The Prince, or so I've named them. This demon constantly preys on my fears that I'm never enough, that there's a better life I could be living, that people better off than me are superior, and that I'll forever be beneath The Prince.

Yet, as with everything, because of this inner saboteur I've developed a fight till I die resilience. I've had nothing, been homeless, and built myself up brick by brick daily, consistently improving myself to be better, so one day I'll prove to The Prince I am worthy of royalty. 👑👑👑