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Showing posts with label words to live by. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words to live by. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
be the girl you want to be
A couple days ago, I was chatting texting with my mom about random things: social media, friends, life in general, and she said something so simple, that has really stuck with me:
Be the friend you want to be.
It's like, Duh! Why didn't I think of that? Its so simple! I also took this as "Be the girl you want to be." It's easy for me to to get weighed down by the pressure of who I think I should be, and who society expects me to be. I have this vision of this woman who I want to be, and I keep figuring that I will get there. I will be her in a few years, when I have my life together and figured out. I will be kind and beautiful and passionate and intelligent and witty and I will have an amazing job, husband, and family. I will be put together, there will be no drama, and my life will be fabulous. However, I have been thinking I will be that woman since I was 13. That I will eventually get there.
But I am not there yet. And truth is, I may never be there. But why can't I just be that woman now? Maybe not the most put together, knows exactly what she's doing and where she's going girl, but I can be the kind, smart, fun girl I expect my future self to be. I can reach (and then exceed) my own expectations right now. I don't need permission from anyone and I don't need to wait for the perfect time to come along.
These are simple words to live by. If I just remind myself to be the friend, daughter, sister, employee, woman I want to be, I will be her!
Be the friend you want to be.
It's like, Duh! Why didn't I think of that? Its so simple! I also took this as "Be the girl you want to be." It's easy for me to to get weighed down by the pressure of who I think I should be, and who society expects me to be. I have this vision of this woman who I want to be, and I keep figuring that I will get there. I will be her in a few years, when I have my life together and figured out. I will be kind and beautiful and passionate and intelligent and witty and I will have an amazing job, husband, and family. I will be put together, there will be no drama, and my life will be fabulous. However, I have been thinking I will be that woman since I was 13. That I will eventually get there.
But I am not there yet. And truth is, I may never be there. But why can't I just be that woman now? Maybe not the most put together, knows exactly what she's doing and where she's going girl, but I can be the kind, smart, fun girl I expect my future self to be. I can reach (and then exceed) my own expectations right now. I don't need permission from anyone and I don't need to wait for the perfect time to come along.
These are simple words to live by. If I just remind myself to be the friend, daughter, sister, employee, woman I want to be, I will be her!
