I’ve spent an awful lot of my life not feeling good enough. Not being one of ‘the cool kids’, Not knowing how to be like the ‘popular girls’, Never feeling like I ‘fit in’ and let’s not even start with feeling absolutely unattractive/repulsive for almost 3 decades.

The truth is;

•I actually AM good enough. I’m good enough for the right people. I’m good enough for the people who love me for being me. I’m good enough for the people who value my presence.

•I’m pretty cool too! I have a passion for life & living it! I’m happiest outside, chasing a sunset or sunrise, growing my own food and just generally having an adventure. And THAT in my book is pretty cool. It actually doesn’t matter one bit what anyone else thinks! I couldn’t care less if you think I’m

weird for getting excited about growing my own artichokes and sleeping in a field, we aren’t the same person & that’s what makes the world go round.

•It’s taken me 37 years to realise this. The ‘popular girls’ are lonely too. What actually matters is that you have a few people who you can call on in an hour of need and a couple of people who make your heart smile. I’m all good

•I was never going to ‘fit in’ where I was trying to fit in, square peg vs round hole comes to mind! It’s funny how when you start sharing what you truly love, you start to attract a whole bunch of other people who like all the same random stuff that you do!

•”I want to be Pretty like her”

Truth Bomb Alert … That ‘pretty’ person in your eyes probably doesn’t think they’re all that and a bag of chips! They’re probably wishing they were like someone else. And what ACTUALLY matters is what’s inside. I’ve met some very attractive people in my time, trust me when I tell you, on the inside they were pretty ugly!

So I invite you to let go! Let go of all those negative thoughts and inner voices. Set them free and start living your life.

I want to make memories. I want to leave behind stories. When I’m gone I don’t want people to say ‘Ah yeah Gem worked so hard …’, Absolutely not!!!

Yes I work hard, but so do you! But that’s not what I want to be remembered for. I want you to remember me for my adventures, my kindness, the wrinkles on my nose when I really laugh or smile, the sunrises we watched together or the time I convinced you an adventure in the middle of the night was a good idea. I want you to remember me because I inspired you in some way or encouraged you to do that thing you’ve been putting off. Life is too short to sit around, following rules.

Life is for living it’s time to #dothething