To those who feel like they don't belong: there is beauty in being a misfit. Author Lidia Yuknavitch shares her own wayward journey in an intimate recollection of patchwork stories about loss, shame and the slow process of self-acceptance. "Even at the moment of your failure, you are beautiful," she says. "You don't know it yet, but you have the ability to reinvent yourself endlessly. That's your beauty."

Lidia Yuknavitch: The beauty of being a misfit

The beauty of being a misfit

At the heart of misfit's beauty lies the power to endlessly reinvent oneself, transforming failures into portals of discovery.

The misfit myth champions the beauty in failure, seeing it not as an end, but a beginning to endless possibilities of self-reinvention.

Voicing one's unique story, especially as a misfit, isn't just an act of courage; it's a vital step towards personal salvation.

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