Be Original
Stay true to yourself. Be an original.
I took a break from going live in May, so I combined my May and June blogs during the month of June. Watch as I discuss my May and June blogs.
Sometimes I think we struggle with who we are. How we were raised. Which family we belong to. Our race, our gender, our faith. It can all leave us asking the “why” questions. Why did mom treat me that way? Am I related to the right people? Was I switched at birth? Here’s the thing, regardless of how you struggle with who you are, it’s all the make up of you. The family you come from, your ethnicity, your genetic makeup, all make you an original. There will never ever be another you. I personally think that’s amazing! You mean, there will never be another me? I love it! Now, don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t always at this point in my life.
Growing up in a small town taught me a lot about what I truly wanted to do with my life. The first thing I did know is that I was not going to live there all my life. I knew when I hit a certain age, I was “outa there” as I would say! However, I struggled a lot with who I was. I didn’t feel like I belonged sometimes. I felt like an outsider looking in or that I was just visiting for a moment, but never quite felt like I belonged. That can be a lot on a young person and it allowed negative thoughts to enter my mind. I would wish that I was someone else. Maybe have the life that close friends of mine had, or wished I “looked like her”. But what I eventually learned is that I can’t be anyone but me.
I am the original me and no one else can be me, so why would I want to be someone else? Who I am is my super power. No one has my looks, my personality, my voice, my fingerprints, my soul. That was an eye opener for me.
Why would anyone want to be someone else? If you ever feel this way, the first question you should ask yourself is, what has that person gone through in their life to make them who they are today? Be careful what you let come out of your mouth and what thoughts you allow to enter into your mind. If we truly knew what others have gone through in their lives, I wonder if we’d be so willing to “change places”. Be grateful for who you are. There is no other like you and that is a beautiful thing to embrace.
We should never compare ourselves to others. When you compare yourself to someone else, your uniqueness is slowly diminishing. You’re allowing your light to dim and eventually get burned out. Don’t do that to yourself. Love who you are, the original you. There is only one you and you should be the very best you that you can be.
Always remember that you are the original and no one can ever take your place in this world. You are meant for greatness, so be you and be thankful that God created you in His image. Stay true to yourself, you…the original.
-Ms. Positivi-T
