“To me, 'Where The Wild Things Are' is a place that exists in our minds. It’s a place of liberty and shamelessness. It can take a split second or a lifetime to find it, but once you do, you’ll be free.” - Alessia Cara (Wild Things).

It's gone from words to guns.

From the shootings in Paris to San Bernardino, California to Orlando, Florida, gunmen went in sensibly to kill people because we are different.

In the mist of all the controversy, its important to remember that God made us who we are.

Plain and simple.

You were no mistake. Who you are, who you are meant to be and what you are meant to do to make a difference in this world is not by chance.

The way you look. The faith you live by. The social class you live in. The person you choose to be. The person you choose to love. The food you eat. The color of your skin. The place you choose to live.

None of that was a mistake.

God created the Heavens and the earth, the lands and the seas, the sky and the stars.

God created you.

How could He create anything less than perfect?

So embrace it. Love who you are.

The moment you decide to be yourself, accept yourself, value yourself, forgive yourself, bless yourself, express yourself, trust yourself, and love yourself is the moment when you start to live in true happiness and be confident with who you are meant to be.

"Strength lies in differences, not in similarities." - Stephen Covey

Why conform to society instead of being yourself? Why be a copy when you can be an original? Why let other people decide what’s best for you when you know yourself and what makes you happy the best? Why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary? Why follow when you can lead? Why settle for good when you’re destined for greatness?

Stand up. Stand out. Stand tall.

Do what makes you happy. Love who and what makes you happy. Surround yourself with the people that make you happy. Be who makes you happy.

So I beg you, stop listening to society and start listening to your heart. You deserve the love and the happiness.

Remember the people who fought for this freedom we so desire. The freedom to be who we want to be.

"We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves." - Malcolm X

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want to be. I'm free to be who I want." - Muhammad Ali

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"It's true. I can do anything and do it well because God loves me. It still humbles me." - Maya Angelou

"The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well." - Cassandra Duffy

Be you. Be free.