This picture is the perfect summary for this amazing interview by Lotte Jeffs that I would title: "Radical acceptance of our inner fears and desires" elle.com/... A lot was said during this interview, and if you haven't, I think you should read it because it gives a lot to reflect on. As I said multiple times in here, I always found myself listening to Gaga's music. I don't know why and how, but when I listen to her music, it feels as if I was talking to myself. Almost like when you are talking to your dearest friend, and he/she can really understand you and make you feel understood. Reading this interview felt exactly like this. I found myself reflecting on my own life and how it changed over these years. How I was able to truly be me and live my life, not just pretending it. It is obvious that I didn't experience what Gaga went through during all these years, but I can see that she is more present now and everything feels less staged and more true. I am not saying that she wasn't true before, I think she had to put up a performance to feel safe. I have always thought that there were two sides of her, the performance and the real feelings that were hidden in the performance, but were trying to desperately shine. This is also what I have always loved about her, the depths of her performances. You could tell there was something more behind the actual show, something truly special. Now, it seems that these two sides have finally been reunited in one. When I first started to listen to her, I had an idea of myself, and I fought for it. I was not able to be exactly how I wanted to be, and I can see it now. I pretended to be someone I couldn't be, but wanted to be, for a long time, and I faked it till I made it. After all these years, I can say that I have embraced my mayhem, and I am ready to celebrate it, are you?