Feel Good Friday ! 'What Do You See?'
Comparing.
We've all done it, don't like, you've done it, so have I. It's a completely normal thing to do as human beings. And today that's our topic, comparing ourselves to others.
Why do we do it?
One of the unfortunate tendencies of our humanity is comparing ourselves to each other. We’ve been doing it since we were little kids. “My dad is stronger than yours.” “My house is bigger than yours.” It continues into our teenage years and the category of comparison grow. We compare our looks, our talents, our academic achievements, our friendships, our relationships or lack thereof. The list goes on.
We've all seen someone we think is a complete god/ goddess in be it school or work or around our area and thought 'I wish I could look like her/ him'.
No , stop right there. That's where this needs to end.
No one can do a better job of being you, then you. You are unique, just like your fingerprint. No one on this earth has the same fingerprint as another human being. You don't need to look like that person. Be you
You don't need to change yourself to be accepted. Your are beautiful for who you are, so why bother trying to be someone you're not? You'll be accepted for who you think you are, but you'll be loved who you really are, and out of those two, which do you prefer? I know which one I prefer.
I have spent years of my life hiding behind a mask, a façade of who I wanted of be. And you wanna know where it got me? Nowhere, and if anything I became almost like a doll, like someone else was controlling me. Because I had no idea how to be me, people abused that and made me what they wanted me to be. Don't fall into the same trap I did.
I could sit here and type 'be yourself' until all the lilies fade to black , but you and I know that I'd be wasting my time.
If you accept yourself for who you are, other people will to. And if they don't, they're missing out, not you. Remember that.
You were created when two unique stars collided together and burst into tiny little sparks that lit up the night sky. You deserve to shine just as bright as anyone else.
~Stay Beautiful~