Lena Paul She Was - Me __full__

We project onto public figures all the time. We see our struggles in their tired eyes, our resilience in their comebacks. But this felt different. This felt like looking into a mirror that had been fogged up for years, finally clear.

For me, that person was Lena Paul.

So here’s to the strangers who become our mirrors. Here’s to the women we see ourselves in, even if we’ll never meet them. Here’s to the truth that no matter how unique our pain feels, someone else has worn it like skin. lena paul she was me

Maybe that’s why we cling to certain celebrities, certain scenes, certain songs. Not because they’re perfect, but because they accidentally show us our own hidden rooms. Lena Paul didn’t know me. But for a moment, watching her, I recognized myself — and that felt like being seen by someone who wasn’t even looking. We project onto public figures all the time

She was me when I pretended I didn’t care. She was me when I cared too much. She was me when I smiled for a photo and thought, no one here knows me. This felt like looking into a mirror that