Be You!

Be you. Not everyone will like or love it, but at the end of the day being you and loving you makes it all better. Being you and loving you is worth it.

Don’t compromise who you are or whose you are. People will at times consistently prioritize their needs over yours. Don’t let them. Be loving and be kind, but don’t lose yourself for, or in anyone. Be you.

Stay focused. Distractions come in many forms; things, ideas and people are just a few. Don’t let any of those things dilute your focus or your peace. Peace is irreplaceable. You are irreplaceable. Be you.

Don’t forget. You are amazing. You are blessed. You are loved. You are beautiful. No matter how many people fail to see it, recognize or treat you as such. Don’t forget you are all these things. Act like it. Be you.

Invest only where you can get a return on investment. People will take as much as you give them. As you give more they will take even more. Their taking may be painful because you will notice they give little back in return. Return giving is never required, but every now and then you want an investment in you too. You deserve it. A thank you is an investment. A kind word is an investment. Being appreciated is an investment. You deserve to be invested in for being you. Be you.

Be you when it’s not popular. Be you when those around you doubt you. Be you in moments of challenge and controversy. Be you when it’s necessary although it may not be expedient or safe. There will come a time where being you will not bring you more likes or more followers. Instead, being you may cause those who you thought were friends to distance themselves from you and never return. Their absence is not a loss. Their absence is growth of your inward soul to further the new and expanded version of you. Be you.

Dr. Benjamin Mays said it best:

“Whatever you do,strive to do it so well that no man [woman or person] living and no man [woman or person] dead and no man [woman or person] yet to be born could do it any better.”

Be love. Be joy. Be kind. Be present. Be loyal. Be faithful. Be honest.

Be YOU.