I pride myself on the fact that I’ve never wanted to be like anybody else (with the exception of Michael Jackson. I used to rock one white ruffly glove to church and moonwalk all around the house when I was little). As hard as it may have been to deal with who I was at different times in my life I can’t recall ever wishing to have what anyone else had or modelling my entire life to be like someone else’s. Of course we may admire certain things about a person or look to them for expertise or guidance but everything is not for everybody. You may look at someone’s body and think “Good God I want a waist like that and I’m going to eat 7 calories a day to ensure I look just like this woman in the magazine” 😐 . Maybe you’ve seen someone who according to you “has it all” and wished to be in their shoes. But the truth of the matter is…that may not be your destiny. Your purpose on this earth may lead you down a completely different path.
I learned early not to spend all of my time trying to be what others expected me to be. It’s exhausting as hell trying to be me….I can’t imagine how draining it would be to try to be someone else at the same time. Whew!
Be true to self…