Hello everyone! My name is Abigail Breland and I am the creator of Tru.Identity. It amazes me everyday how much this site has grown. I have been able to reach people of all ages and hear many different stories of identity. You never know who needs to hear your story. The person who just so happens to stumble upon it, may have needed to hear it more than anything.
I have been so encouraged by the people reaching out to me and wanting to share their stories. I know they have touched not only my heart but others all around. Please know that you can always share your story on my page. No you don’t have to share every detail but just share what you feel others need to hear.
After reading the stories that people have shared, I thought it was time to share my story.
Ever since I can remember, I have grown up in a Christian home. My dad has been a worship pastor all of my life and my siblings and I have always been apart of that ministry. Growing up, I was very shy...I know...hard to believe. But I learned to grow out of that and find myself. From then on, I have been a huge people person. I love meeting new people and sharing life long memories. But, this soon turned into me being a people pleaser. I always cared what other people thought of me and how they viewed me. This was very hard because my family was constantly moving, whether that was to different schools, churches or even states. I was the new kid a lot...this ultimately turned into me changing who I was to fit the ‘mold’ of what I thought I should be or who everyone else thought I should be.
High school was a very hard time for me. We moved 8 hours away from all of my childhood best friends. You can imagine how upset I was. Throughout my high school year, I was still trying to ‘fit in’ and make everyone like me. I always wanted to do the right thing and never wanted to make anyone upset. This caused so much heart ache and disappointment. It wasn’t really until I came to college that I finally found who I was and who I knew I was created to be. When I came to college, I was finally on my own. For those who know me, I love being independent so this was an exciting time for me. It took me all of that time growing up to finally realize that I do not have to base my identity on worldly things such as other people thoughts or opinions about me, relationships, friendships or even my own looks.
Psalm 46:10 has been my life verse since high school. Now in high school, that verse got me through so many situations and it still does to this day. That verse says, “Be still and know that I am God.” It’s a very short but POWERFUL verse. I have been through a lot in my short 20 years of life but I went through all of that to share my story with you all today.
When I was thinking about what I wanted my social impact initiative to be for Miss University of Mobile, I knew I wanted to find a topic that could be an encouragement to anyone I come in contact with. I did not want to reach just one group of people. Then I thought of Tru.Identity. TRU stands for The Real U. That’s exactly what I want to share with you all. You are not defined by a failure, a disability or a label. Your Tru.Identity is found in the unique individual that you were created to be.
If you haven’t read anything else I have typed, read this...do not try to be someone you are not. Embrace your quirkiness, awkwardness, uniqueness, your disability, your past, your present. You were put on this earth for a purpose. SHARE YOUR STORY - you never know who you can impact by embracing your TRU self.
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So encouraging and empowering!!!