Day 47.

Once upon a time, there lived a yellow Beetle. It stood on a busy dusty road, like a dandelion in a burned out field. It caught everyone's eye. It was unique. Daring. Brave. It was different. It is the best thing that ever drove through our street. It just sits there, parked- grinning at the passer-bys. I am yellow and you are not.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout:

"This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love! I am a whole complex package. Take me... or leave me. Accept me - or walk away! Do not try to make me feel like less of a person, just because I don't fit your idea of who I should be and don't try to change me to fit your mold. If I need to change, I alone will make that decision.

When you are strong enough to love yourself 100%, good and bad - you will be amazed at the opportunities that life presents you.” 2000 Stacey Charter