Be Yourself … Everyone Else is Already Taken
I saw a greeting card the other that had a great picture of a woman on the front. She was dressed in a crazy outfit with a wild hat and feathers. The caption inside the card said “Be Yourself … Everyone else is already taken”.
Did you know that many people secretly believe that just being themselves isn’t quite good enough? It’s the mental version of keeping up with the Joneses. If I were (fill in the blank): thinner, prettier, had a great haircut, were smarter … then (choose one): people would like me better; I’d have more fun; I’d be better at my job; I would be a success … I would be happy!. Hmmm. Would it surprise you to know that these same people you admire and want to be like, want something you have too? Maybe it’s the sparkle in your eyes, maybe it’s the way you throw your head back and snort when you laugh, maybe it’s because you dance like no one is watching, and just maybe it’s your admiration reflected back to them.
Nobody’s perfect. Thank goodness we’re not … I mean what’s the fun in that? But if we’re accepting of the dents and dings in others, shouldn’t we accept that in ourselves? So, be yourself … everyone else is already taken.
by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | March 4, 2010
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