You have to know who you are, right?

Ladies, gents, people of hope and happiness-- you HAVE to know who you are. So, what do I mean by this? 

Many fellow human beings think that this great life is about finding yourself. Wrong. This great life is about creating yourself. The awesome part? You have the power to create your own story. You have the power to be, act, represent, and embrace the person inside. 

Don't be unsure. Don't be insecure. Don't be bland and blahh... Be YOU! If you're not you, then you've not only deprived the world of something special....you've let yourself down. You've let diversity down. 

If I had to pick one phrase that I absolutely CANNOT stand, it's YOLO. You only live once. I like that part. BUT, tragically... so many people misinterpret this. YOLO doesn't mean throw your morals out the window. YOLO doesn't mean that you're supposed to abandon your conscience to "fit in". YOLO means that YOU-- yeah, you know the one that's contributing greatness to this world?.... ONLY LIVE ONCE. So don't waste your potential. Make it happen, right now. Don't drink it away. Don't change to be like everyone else. Love the way you are, the who you are, and the how you are. Just be you and love it. 

Stop the treacherous search. You'll never find anything. Because what you're looking for... reason, importance, purpose, ... it's all inside. It's in you. Right now. At this very moment. And I ask you, I beg you... to please, be true to WHO YOU ARE. Because you have to know who you are, right? 

It's really true--life is what you make it. You hate your job? Find one that inspires you. You want to go back to school? Go. You want a fairy tale happy ending? Never stop believing in magic. You did something really awful? Forgive yourself. 

The point is...anything, and I mean ANYTHING is possible. You're possible. 

Quick Guide to Seeing Yourself from Within

1. Close your eyes.
2. Relax.
3. Take two deep breaths in and out.
4. Picture the person you've always wanted to be.
5. Picture the person you've always wanted to be, only now they're standing next to you.
6. Shake hands.
7. Congrats, you've just met yourself. 
8. The person you've always wanted to be is YOU.
9. Now, slowly open your eyes.
10. Smile. [really smile]
11. Say out loud... "I'm possible."
12. You're amazing. 

      

Beautiful readers', I wish you EVERYTHING wonderful in this great life. And for the record. I freaking love who you are, right now!