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“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you that you’re doing it wrong.”
Being your authentic self is never easy. The harsh reality is that people and their opinions are inescapable; and it’s hard not to be, in some way or another, influenced by them. If you’re wondering if this could be you, here’s one simple way to find out. First, tap into…
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“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”
“There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.”
“You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might.”
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“Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.”
Perceiving aspects of someone else’s life as better than our own often leads us to imitate them in certain ways. We may adopt the same things they enjoy doing, their taste in music, movies, etc. But doing all those things doesn’t make us or our life any better. In fact,…
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“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.”
The fact that nothing can dim the light that shines within makes literal sense. Whatever shines within us literally can’t be touched and therefore can’t be dimmed. However this quote, by Maya Angelou, goes beyond this surface-level meaning. When she stated it, she was referring to the unique characteristics and…
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“Direction is so much more important than speed. Many are going nowhere fast.”
“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you that you’re doing it wrong.”
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes―understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”
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Living Life Poetically: The Beauty of Self
The ability to be yourself is one of the most important and underrated things you can do in life. It helps to keep in mind that there’s only one of you. So going through your whole life as someone else would be such a waste of who you are. But…
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“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
In the story of Cinderella, the glass slipper fits one person and one person only: Cinderella. However, realistically, there would be others with the same shoe size while there would be those whom the same shoe doesn’t fit. It’s a simple fact of life that we can’t all wear the…
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“You can make life very simple or very complicated. Some people try to be what others want them to be. Others try to be different just to stand out. In both cases, they are changing themselves to impress others. Neither of these paths has a heart. Just be true to yourself. It’s that simple.”
Whether you’re trying to be what others want you to be or you’re consciously trying to be different to stand out, you’re concerned with what other people think. This quote, by Mike Stutman, serves as a great reminder to reflect on the reason why you are who you are. If…
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“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”
“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”
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“Change your opinions, keep to your principles. Change your leaves, keep your roots intact.”
This quote comes from Victor Hugo, who’s best known for Les Miserables and Notre Dame de Paris. During his lifetime, Hugo was obstinate when it came to his principles. Some of them were unpopular and ostracizing. But after several years of exile, he still hung on to certain core values.…
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“The secret of happiness, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”
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“If you’re doing something outside of dominant culture, there’s not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself.”
Whether we want to believe it or not, things like our age, gender, race, and socioeconomic background play a factor in where we go to school, when, if we attend college, what we major in, the career we pursue, when we start a family. The list goes on. Simply put,…
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“By being yourself you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”
This quote, by Edwin Elliot, is a reminder to appreciate what makes you unique. It’s a reminder to not try to hide those things. At the end of the day, who you are has never been in the world before. So “by being yourself you put something wonderful in the…
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PositLive Music: You Gotta Be
“You Gotta Be” Written by: Des’ree (born Desiree Weeks) and Ashley Ingram Released: March 28, 1994, Re-released February 27, 1995, 1999 Mix–March 22, 1999 According to singer-songwriter, Des’ree, this song came about after reflecting on how she would stop herself every day to think about how she has to be.…
