May this book be a blessing to each reader as they navigate the path; to living a fuller life from a new and positive perspective of themselves. This book is about loving ones self irrespective of what others think; it is about having the courage to acknowledge ones own truth whether or not it meets the expectations of someone other than self. Peer pressure can only do that which the individual allows it to do. Life is not about how others perceive us; but about how we perceive ourselves. Another person's opinion is merely that, theirs. It has not the power to become that which in the essence of our being; we are not. It is ones internal dialog that becomes ones way of life.