About Me — Andi Nara

Remember, as you endure the march through the circles of hell, no one can tell you to change who you are

Andi Nara
About Me Stories

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It is safe to say that my personal hymn is All I know so far by P!nk. If I said only this much about me, the lines you’re reading would exhaust one of the shortest About Me Stories here on Medium.

As I’m sitting here, hunched over my keyboard, I couldn’t help but realize it is much easier to write my stories than to write my About Me piece. It’s as if I wished to grasp the very stardust that forms not only galaxies but ourselves. The matter is shining and dancing around my fingertips, beautiful, out of this world, unlike anything else, yet, it is all so universally ordinary.

In the most unoriginal way, at this first attempt to describe myself, I’m going to use labels, and by the end of it, I’ll probably look like a suitcase of a world traveler. Similarly to stickers, my tags will vary in size and complexity, but that will only add to the chaotic chic of its messiness. A patchwork memento of a hundred places, a mishmash of experiences that fail to capture the essence of who I truly am.

How can a mere handful of words (two thousand and some, but who’s counting) ever encapsulate the complexity of a…

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About Me Stories
About Me Stories

Published in About Me Stories

A publication dedicated to bringing out the stories behind the writers themselves. A place of autobiographies. Types of personal stories include introductions, memoirs, self-reflections, and self-love.

Andi Nara
Andi Nara

Written by Andi Nara

I write my life story - how I reclaimed myself after 18+ years of toxic trauma | Stroke Survivor | Championing Women in Leadership | Mentor | Human | Dog owner

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