Seamless

While not grammatically correct, “best family” is what I call the people in my life who I’ve chosen to keep and subsequently decided to stay with me. “Best family” is my way of saying, “thanks for sticking by me; you will be stuck with me forever.” They are the people who have the patience for me. They make me laugh and cry, and they make it okay to be me. My “best family” has made it easy to let myself feel like me.

Growth

Sunflowers can grow quite tall, whereas I did not. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers and to have them reach their full potential takes time and patience, as well as some nurturing. Does this mean my parents had too little patience to make me taller than (hardly) 5’ 1”?

Acceptance

I’ve struggled with body image for years, and these baby eggplants are a great representation. Body image, for me, taught me how to have patience and acceptance over how I look. While I still struggle, I’ve had more patience with myself. (Which is ironic because I have too much patience for everyone else.)

Home

Losing someone is hard, let alone in your most formative years. This was my favorite park growing up and still is. This park is a part of my vastly growing home. In my grief, I hated going there for a while. However, with patience and sharing my feelings, I found my love for it again. It will forever be one of my favorite places.

Hatred

The beach and I were never great friends, so we kept our distance. A couple of weeks ago, I went to the beach before the sun went down, and it was so gorgeous. Now, still, I wouldn’t say I like the beach in the daytime, but I have the patience to tolerate it during and after sundown.