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Don't Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle

Shine bright like a diamond.

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There will be someone out there that will see your smiling face and want to tear you down. They are going to see the positivity radiating off of you and call you fake. They'll see your happiness and be threatened by it and do whatever they can to knock you down to their level.

Don't let them.

Life is too short to not smile and laugh and have fun.

Life is also too short to let others negativity get to you. There are just too many amazing people on this Earth to pay any attention to people that are trying to bring you down.

Be passionate about the things you love and go for every brilliant opportunity that presents itself.

Let your passions fill you and propel you to where you're meant to be.

Don't let your dream, or drive ever fade away because those are the things that really matter.

Chasing a dream or accomplishing your goal is what makes life worth living.

The joy you get from doing what you love will make all the failures and hardships you've met along the way worth it.

Go through life with joy in your heart and inspire others to live the same.

Don't let the world determine who you will become, because that choice is only yours to make.

Stop questing yourself and your abilities and relying on others for reassurance. Often times when people see you doing well they do what they can to even the playing field. Don't give them that opportunity.

Believe in yourself and there is nothing you can't do.

Open your eyes to the endless possibilities in front of you and go for them.

Have trust in the known and the unknown, meet them both with a smile.

Shine bright, and don't let anyone dull your sparkle.

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