Be Who You Were Born To Be

I know you have a secret…. I know you have a dream that is pushed so far deep down inside of you. 

It hurts sometimes to think about it because it was the one thing you wanted in life and somehow you have wound up here…. 

In a place where you don’t have it. 

Now this may not be a thing or an object…it could simply be a word, a feeling etc  It could be a word or feeling that you’ve always been drawn to and that you know deep down, would be the one word to describe what you yearn for.  

Whatever it is, it was your childhood dream. It’s all you could think about as a kid and you knew exactly what it was, what you wanted and there was no doubt in your mind that it would not, not happen for you. 

Your childhood was surrounded by your dream. You watched movies that gave you hope, you played ‘pretend’ based on that you were already ‘that’ person.

Then it happens…. over time, things start to change. As you grow up, you start to get teased. 

You get made fun of…. sometimes by those who love you. 

You start to get hurt. 

You become tired of defending yourself. 

And then, you start to even question yourself. 

All the comments made about the person you are, starts to chip away at you. You start to feel different, or odd, because of the very thing that makes you, you. 

All the hurt, the pain and the fighting start to build up. You worry that you’re not normal or like other people and you crack. 

You no longer think you’re good enough. 

You start to accept less and less. Your expectations lessen, your standards lessen and you wind up settling. 

SETTLING FOR LESS! 

WAAAAAYYYY LESS than you deserve. 

And your dream….. well that gets pushed aside.

It will always be there, niggling at you and sometimes….maybe, sometimes, you will think about it and reminisce how you once were as a child. But it’s no longer you’re everything nor is it something that you think you’re worthy of being anymore. 

You see, all this happens based on other people’s opinions, not yours. Although, it now feels like it could just be your own opinion of yourself too cause you’ve felt that way for so long….BUT IT’S NOT! 

As children, we are care free and have the best imaginations. 

Now is the time to be the child that is still inside of you. Be the child that doesn’t care what others think or say. Be the child that knows EXACTLY what they wanted and wouldn’t doubt for a moment whether it was doable. 

BE THE PERSON THAT YOU’RE MEANT TO BE! 

I know you can. 

I believe you can.