Today is my 40th birthday. It feels strange to be writing those words. I remember quite clearly my dad’s 40th birthday and how old he seemed! I included a photo of me from primary school with todays reflection. The reason I did that is that for the first half of my life I have been on a journey to accept myself. I remember very clearly the moment when I realised how much I didn’t like myself. I was in Hobart about three months after finishing Fusion’s Certificate IV course and I came across an old photo of myself, just a little bit older than this one. As I looked at…