AUTHENTICALLY YOU!

AUTHENTICALLY YOU!
AUTHENTICALLY YOU!

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."  ~Judy Garland 
Why do so many people live their lives to try and be someone else? You have to love the late Judy Garland’s quote because it is so true.
I know that for many years I lived a life trying to be who others wanted me to be. Today, I often see others trying to be like or look like someone else. Recently my grandson grew hair to look like Justin Bieber, and the look, in part because of the texture of his hair, did not suit him at all! And man, the money that is spent on cosmetic and other surgeries to try to be “just like”!
The question is “what is wrong with being you”?
Now there are some who read this who will say well there are people with serious deformities or defects who require corrective surgery, and off course, there are. This is not what I’m referring to.
If you are not happy with who you are today, why not get some help and take action yourself to be a first rate version of yourself. With few exceptions, we have all been given some great attributes and we have to become personally responsible to accentuate our strengths and humbly appreciate them and use them while recognizing our weaknesses and working actively to minimize there impact. I strive daily to be a first rate version of myself, and while I’m not everybody’s cup of tea, today I live comfortably in my own skin. I am happy being me and am a work in constant progress.
Be authentically you and not a person who is trying to be someone else!
Not happy with who you are? Rather than trying to be a second rate version of someone else, why not take the action needed to be a first rate version of yourself? To be authentically you! (www.hopeserenity.ca)