"Normal" is Over-Rated
Through the eyes of the world, I am a normal girl. I live in a small town. I work a regular job during the day. I have two young children. I rent a little house. Normal right? But the truth is, my life has been anything but normal. In fact, I barely have any real conception of what normal even means. In actuality, I reside in an entirely different world that lies behind the curtain of reality that people see - a curtain that most people do not even attempt to look past because let's face it, the reality is that most people are much too consumed with their own lives to look beyond the superficial layer of someone else's. My name is Cassandra, and I am not a normal girl. And...I am ok with that. You see, I don't need the acceptance of the people who are more interested in the superficial things I have to offer than they are in getting to know the depth of my heart. I don't need validation based on my performance of a specific task - a vali...