Bart

<p>We are all different. Different abilities different back</p><p>grounds different family traditions different looks-</p><p>yet ironically we are all very much the same.</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately too often we focus on the differences.</p><p>Each time someone focuses on your differences it feels</p><p>as if you shrink a little-shrink to the point where you</p><p>seemingly disappear.</p><p><br></p><p>Feeling different being different and wrestling with</p><p>the conflicting messages that society sends about what</p><p>normal is-these struggles are universal and we have</p><p>all felt the emotions that come with being different.</p><p>Through courage compassion and determination we</p><p>are able to learn to love ourselves and overcome the</p><p>the challenge of not being like everyone else. </p><p><br></p><p>Read Bart but more importantly feel Bart. Pause on</p><p>each page and reflect upon your own personal journey</p><p>with its struggles and triumphs. Know that in these</p><p>pages the emotions and reflections are real. Take</p><p>strength from the knowledge that you are not alone</p><p>just as Bart discovers that he is not alone.</p>