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Stop beating yourself down.
YOU ARE YOU!
Be proud of WHO YOU ARE!
“You is kind.
You is smart.
You is important.”
My favorite line by Aibileen Clark on The Help. It is so true! It’s a line that I, quite often, have to remind myself of. We’re important. God gave us a purpose on this Earth. We’re not meaningless beings walking around. We’re here for a reason! We all need a little uplifting and inspiration at times!
My friends sometimes say things like “You’ve got the perfect life”! Truth is, I struggle, I have flaws, I get overwhelmed, I get a short fuse… I am FAR from perfect. Not even close.
We get to portray ourselves in better light through Facebook & other social media outlets. We get to post the best pictures, our best moments, our wonderful family, our best projects… We don’t have to show the bad and the ugly. Social media allows us to portray ourselves how we would like to be seen by the world.
One of the emotions I’ve dealt with here lately is stress & anxiety. Stress of keeping up. Stress of not meeting society’s standards. Stress of being overweight. Stress of not getting everything done I set out to do…
When dealing with the stresses of life I often have to remind myself to SLOW DOWN. Life is precious. WE are precious! WE ARE HIS CHILDREN! WE BELONG TO THE MIGHTY KING!!!! That in itself is something to jump up and down about!!
Ephesians 5:29 – For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Next time you find yourself comparing your lives to one of your family, friends, or someone on social media. Stop.
2 Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
That person you’re looking up to also has flaws. Their life is not perfect. They are dealing with every day struggles and trials – just as you are!
Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you – Dr. Seuss.
So next time I find myself looking at someone else’s life or social media account thinking “wow, they’ve got it all together” “I wish I had that”. I will remind myself of this little piece of inspiration:
I AM kind.
I AM smart.
I AM important.
