Wednesday, July 6, 2011

THERE'S ONLY ONE YOU

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This is for a young kid I know .............

“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” --- John Jakes

Unquote.

There can never be anyone else like you on this planet. Or if there be other civilizations out there in the universe, I'm pretty sure you would have no copies out there too. Whoever you are, whatever you are ... crazy, funky, opinionated, brusque, rough, goofy, sweet, gentle, brilliant, stupid, lazy, or other types and names we humans are prone to call ourselves with, good or bad --- you the total package is still an original and unique.

So I don't get it why some people have to play this 'wish I were somebody else' game. Pretending to be somebody else is not cute. Not liking where we are or who we are won't help us in any way. We may not have perfect lives, perfect looks... but that's still okay. Perfection is a journey we all take as we travel in the direction of our final home. But we may or may not achieve it on this planet or in this lifetime. I have yet to see or hear about someone genuinely being the epitome of perfection right here right now. So meantime in-between the lessons and peeling off of unwanted layers (the bad we have gathered through the years), we must deal with our flaws and weaknesses ... live it from day to day.

And to be real with that we must be true to ourselves. We are who we are .. warts and all. But we do our best with what's there in us. We change where we should. Like what is to like. Grow up, mature, progress, develop, change for better. Live the best way we can with all that. Hang on to the hope that one day at the end of the journey we will become perfection in its shining form -- so magnificent that we will not wish to be anyone else ever at all.
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Blessings to you and your loved ones.

4 comments:

  1. awwww em jealous! Lucky Kid!!!...what an inspiring post you wrote for him...and listen kid..if you are reading this...pay attention to what she said..every word of this is true..cant be more true then this...just have faith in yourself..you are what you are..if you will not own yourself, dont expect others too!!

    be comfortable with yourself, own yourself...and have faith...and you will see the whole world in an entire new perspective!

    good luck with your life:)

    and ellen not to mention..I loved this read;p

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  2. Hi Mishi,

    He's a good kid, just a bit confused. I hope and pray that he would learn to be kinder to self. Everything else is built on that foundation.

    Thanks for coming by. Always a pleasure to see you. Hope you're having a great day. God bless you and your family.

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  3. God created us unique in his own image. You can only be you....one unique person.

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  4. Yes, indeed, Lady T. Oh yes! :-) Hey so nice to see you. Hope you're having a great day there. Blessings to you and your loved ones.

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