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I AM ME, NOT YOU.
<p>I AM ME, NOT YOU</p><p>It is funny how some people expect us to think and act like them.</p><p>They even expect us to take up their own values while dismissing ours. </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>"Why can't you be like me?"</p><p>"Why do you choose to be different?"</p><p>"Why do you always think differently?"</p><p>These are only but some of the questions people ask when you don't meet their expectation of who or what they would prefer you to be.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>But,</p><p><br/></p><p>Why would you shrink yourself to become someone else? </p><p>Why would you agree to become a shadow of yourself because you want to so much fit into the definition of what people expect? </p><p>Why would you lose yourself just for someone else to feel seen?</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>You are you and being you is important </p><p>Being you doesn't mean you have to remain the same forever </p><p>You are allowed to learn, grow and change overtime. </p><p>You are allowed to keep becoming the better version of yourself.</p><p>You can be inspired by others, but imitation may cause you to lose yourself. </p><p>There should be room for you to keep discovering who and what you truly are.</p><p>There should also be room for you to adjust and readjust when necessary without becoming someone else. </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Some people expect us to agree with whatever they consider important but when we disagree they become defensive and feel attacked without realizing that people have different perspectives and thoughts, people have their unique differences which must be respected. </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>The right people will appreciate you without expecting you to become someone else. </p><p>Though they'll correct you when it's necessary but won't expect to have a personality switch.</p><p>They give advice that can help us grow but won't try to take us into a transitioning process.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>You don't have to speak, walk, dress or even think like everyone else because being different is not disobedience.</p><p>Your values, opinions, lifestyle and journey can be different.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>You are created to be you</p><p>You should own and carry that "YOU" as an identity</p><p>You should never be ashamed of what is in you that seems different from others because that is uniqueness</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>You can accept the other people's values without adopting them</p><p>Respect their opinions without doubting yours</p><p>Love who they are without becoming them</p><p>Admire their personality without losing yours</p><p>Embrace who you are and give yourself the chance to learn, grow and change</p>
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