Vulnerability is terrifying..

But I want to be more than a collection of fears. I'd like to set aside my doubts, and those painful whispers - just to have a moment to lay myself bare.

There is a quiet part of me that yearns to express everything. My hopes, my dreams...

I want to feel secure enough in myself that I speak my truth.

...but it feels like I'm drowning in silence. Being pulled beneath the waves wretched contempt for myself.

Life has to be more than this. I want to be better than I am. To paint a new beginning..

How do I?