💭 No One Is Normal

A Truth That Sets Us Free

We grow up chasing something called “normal.”

Act normal.

Look normal.

React normally.

Learn the way everyone else does.

Don’t stand out too much—but don’t fall behind either.

What no one tells you is…

No one is actually normal.

We’re all just performing.

Some of us got better at masking.

Some of us learned early how to blend in.

Some of us were taught that being different meant being “less.”

And others?

We just got quiet. Because quiet felt safer.

But the truth is this:

Normal is a myth.

A moving target set by society based on comfort, culture, and outdated expectations.

What’s “normal” in one household or culture might be completely foreign in another.

What’s typical in one brain might feel impossible in another.

We are neurodiverse by design—

wired with our own rhythms, strengths, sensitivities, and styles of expression.

And yet we’re asked to sit in the same chairs, follow the same rules, take the same quizzes, meet the same deadlines, and walk the same tightrope.

It’s no wonder we burn out, break down, or question our worth.

But here’s the freedom I’m holding today:

“No one is normal. Some of us are just better at pretending.”

So what if we stopped trying to shrink ourselves to fit the mold?

What if we led with understanding instead of expectation?

What if being “different” wasn’t something to hush—but something to honor?

I’ve spent most of my life adapting, masking, adjusting—

all while carrying my calm, soft spirit through spaces that didn’t always value it.

But now, I’m choosing to speak this truth:

I’m not “normal.”

I’m me.

And that is more than enough.