Life Lesson#4-Be Who You Were Born to be

You were born uniquely you. I was born uniquely me.

Each of is are who we are supposed to be!

We came with our own taste, style, looks, hair, body type, personality and flare.

For a brief moment we could shine and be happy just being ourselves. It was an innocent time.

As we strove to blend in with the rest, we often gave up some of our personality and joy.

Of course not all conformity is wrong. We need things like social norms so we interact with others politely and thoughtfully. Swinging too far the opposite way can lead to anti-social behavior, creepiness, or freakish weirdness--all definitely bad alternatives.

But when we become boxed in,

by other people’s opinions and judgmental attitudes, we stop being our authentic selves. We lose the parts that make us special and complete . Why do we care so much about what other people think? There will always be those who judge and ridicule others for being different. The haters are gonna hate, right?

Usually this is because their own lives are unhappy and lacking. You’d be surprised though at how many people respect and envy someone who can stand tall and be true to him/her or themselves.

So let’s crawl out of the box!

and stop listening to advertisements or people who make us feel that we are not attractive, thin, fit, smart, young, or successful enough.

Then proudly say “This is me” with no apology.

After that, go and grow in your happy life. Fall in love with yourself (flaws, baggage, and scars included). No one’s perfect! Be the best YOU ever, remembering that no one has the power to put you in that box. You crawl in and out by choice.

The following two links are songs that will greatly inspire you to be proud to be yourself:

This is Me from “The Greatest Showman P!NK - All I Know So Far (Official Video)