I was sitting struggling to find something to write about when I hear Hanna Montana say, "Selfworth comes from within, not from others". Wow, a relevant and meaningful message from teen pop sensation, Hanna Montana! How funny that I was just thinking about this concept this afternoon when I text a long time friend, that I have not seen in years, that I am not the same person he knew years ago.

I think about how much my life has changed over the years and I think "change" is the wrong word. My life has "evolved" over the years. To evolve is to come forth gradually into being. Yes, I have come forth into being and it was a long, slow process. In years past there was no me. There was only everyone else. I was who and what everyone else wanted me to be. The problem was that I really could never be who and what everyone else wanted. A vicious cycle of failure.

Evolution is a slow, purposeful process and