Laura Kristina Stringer
I am everywhere.
To be nobody but yourself
in a world which is doing its best,
night and day,
to make you like everybody else
means to fight the hardest battle
which any human being can fight,
and never stop fighting.
E.E. Cummings
When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has changed them. Authenticity is about being you, about being true to one's personality, spirit and character. You know you need to stand out in the crowd to let your unique self shine forth. A lot of people set out with the goal of being average and they achieve it perfectly. But the real gems, or the winning ones, know they want to be better than everyone else and they set out with this goal very clearly established.
"The real voyage of discovery consists not
in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes."
Marcel Proust
You need to be committed to making yourself stand out from the crowd. Be a character, not a type. You need to be better than your competitors in every way and this requires commitment and dedication. It also means you distinguish yourself from other people. You want to be distinct, get noticed and get your message across. In finding your values, don't be surprised if some of them seem to conflict. What does matter is that you continue working through these conflicts to resolve what values feel most true to yourself. Nobody else has your experience, your personality or your stories. They are unique to you. Globally unique.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt
"I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human." Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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