Sono una donna brutalmente tenera (e non cambierò per nessuno)

Sono una donna brutalmente morbida. (Nayyirah Waheed)

Here’s the thing you should know about me: I’m not like any other girl you’ve met before.

I can promise you that. I’m the woman who’s been through it all.

In alcuni momenti mi è sembrato che non sarei mai tornata in piedi, ma eccomi qui. Ho lottato e sono sopravvissuta.

The past didn’t turn out how I imagined it would be, but that doesn’t mean my future won’t.

Nevertheless, I’ve decided to let my past go so I can move forward – because I deserve it.

I deserve to be accepted and appreciated. That’s why I’ve decided to accept all the things that make me – me.

I’m not perfect but I’m a hell of a woman. Now I know my worth, I’m sure that everyone who enters my life will know it too.

I know how to love deeply; I understand better than anyone. I don’t hold back my feelings. I’m passionate yet considerate.

I’m not afraid of being vulnerable and I’m not afraid of calling you on your BS.

I’m excited about life even though I’ve known pain. Not a thing can break my spirit. I always keep pushing forward.

My beauty comes from my self-acceptance. There’s nothing more beautiful than being yourself and I had to learn this the hard way. But it was worth it.

Il mio tipo di amore è senza tempo. Sembra quasi che appartenga a un'epoca più antica.

A time without dating apps and virtual love. Instead, my kind of love is full of handwritten letters and holding hands when we’re seventy.

I love being protected and cared for. I love being passionate about the one I love. I’m the most loyal person I know.

My heart is tender, but my soul is brave. I’m a gentle warrior. Fierce enough to protect and gentle enough to mend what’s broken.

I am a brutally soft woman. The rare kind. Sometimes I’m messy and indulge too much but it reminds me how good it is to be a human and make mistakes.

Commettere errori significa vivere. Accolgo tutte le parti della vita e tutte le parti di me. Tutto ciò di cui un tempo ero insicuro, ora lo porto con orgoglio.

Every scar is a reminder I chose myself after all. It’s a reminder I didn’t give up. And I never will. No matter what life throws at me, I will be prepared.

I’m done going back to people who hurt me. I’m done with people holding me back.

I refuse to be someone’s doormat. Someone they can use to please their selfish needs.

If you don’t accept my boundaries, you don’t respect me. If you can’t accept me as I am, our relationship won’t make sense.

If you can’t see how beautiful my heart is, how pure my soul is, you don’t deserve me.

I’m happy because I know what I want. I don’t depend on anyone. If I choose to be with you, it’s because I want you, not because I need you.

And if we ever part ways, my world won’t stop. I’ve learned that every blessing comes in disguise.

I’ve learned to always have hope and that hope is an underestimated thing. To have hope means to be unafraid.

That’s what I am. Fearless. No one can destroy what they can’t control.

Being brutally soft means being honest with yourself. It means accepting your vulnerability and your flaws and being proud of everything that’s good in you.

Lo scopo della vita di questo tipo di donna è dimostrare a tutti che la loro vita è importante e significativa.

Vuole che glielo ricordino ogni volta che la vedono. Vuole essere un promemoria ambulante per tutti coloro che dimenticano il loro valore.

Love yourself, because you’re important. You’re someone’s everything.

You, a beautiful, untamable and kind woman – you’re someone’s saving grace.

And you don’t even know it. That’s why you should always be yourself. Just in case.