So I have been doing a lot of writing lately... I find it quite therapeutic to write when I can't sleep...
This is a little tidbit of what I wrote during a moment of insomnia recently. It's all about being unique, which to me is so important.
When people remember you in the future, they won't remember you for how well you blended in; they are going to think about your quirks. So be brave in your quirkiness and stick out like a sore thumb. The people who try to hammer those quirks out of you are the ones who feel inadequate because they've spent their lives trying to blend in. They might convince you that you need to change those idiosyncrasies. But when God made you, that splash of red or flourish of pink or stubbly texture on the canvas looked good to Him. The works of art that the world remembers now are the ones that endured scorn in their time because they were extraordinarily different.
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How do you define courage? Is it the absence of fear? You might think, under the weight of your fears, "I am not courageous." But maybe you have the wrong perspective. Courage can be measured in many ways, and is not the absence or denial of fear, but the willingness to act vulnerably. When you're faced with the unknown and then you stand on the edge of risk, courage brings you to the point where you are able to take flight, though you might be unsure of your wings.
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