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What Makes You Who You Are?

You must believe in yourself.

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What Makes You Who You Are?

You will never be someone you are not supposed to be. You may wonder why is this my life. Flaws in all, you make your life the best it can be. You are exactly who you are supposed to be. You may try to change or be someone you are not, but you cannot for someone who you want to be. All the experiences, memories that you have occurred have shaped your life. You may think it is for the better or the worse. But, ultimately you make things happen if you want them to. Everything happens for a reason as well. You cannot depend on other people for your happiness. People will leave you high and dry if you have those expectations of them. You must want it for yourself before anyone will want it for you.

You need to be the best version of yourself. People may tend to influence your opinions, actions or thoughts, but at the end of the day, you only have yourself. You are your own best friend. People will not be there at the end of the day. You have to live with the consequences of your own actions.

Taking ownership of who you are is something you need to wear with pride. You cannot go through life wondering about the what ifs. People will always be prettier, nicer or have a better life than you. However, you are you for a reason. There will never be a person like yourself. You may met people similar during your life, but in the end you are unique. You cannot be someone who you are not because life is too short to pretend like you are someone you are not. You have to be someone you strive to be. You should be the person that you wish other people would want to be around.

People will not go willing out of their way to get to know you, if you are not happy with yourself. People tend to pick up small tendencies about yourself before you even know it. So, if you are not happy being you, others will start to notice.

Happiness all depends on you. People will come and go in your life. Sometimes for some strange reason people will see the real you and want to run and hide. People leave your life and not give you any real reason why. But, you are who you are. Do not change for anyone. If someone tries and changes you, they are not a real friend. You will find your people no matter what. It may take you awhile, but it will come in time.

Do not let life pass you by with you trying to be someone you are not. You may strive to have better traits, but that comes with time.

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