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What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?

We asked folks a question that led to many surprising answers – some sad, some thought-provoking and some funny. We’ve highlighted a cross section of those responses below.

Anthony Marino

As a child, I didn’t believe you could be anything you wanted. Maybe I saw too much struggle. Maybe the world looked too rigid — like success belonged to other people, in other places, with other kinds of lives. Dreams felt distant, unrealistic, reserved for the lucky. Now, I believe the opposite. Read more >>>

Angela Blessed

I was led to believe I wouldn’t amount to anything, and that nobody would want someone as flawed as me. I had to learn to heal, and entrust myself and my life to God, having grown up in a home with nothing, and now I’m loved. I am who God says I am, and that is beautiful in and of itself. Read more >>>

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