Recently, in a book I’ve been reading, the main character was struggling with herself. She was far from perfect but the only people that had a problem with her so called imperfections were those around her. When she really thought about it; she liked herself. She liked herself a lot. The advice she was given resonated with me, although I’ve grown in to the ‘screw you if you don’t like me’ attitude in recent years. She was told that if you don’t like something about yourself change it, and if you do like it, even when everyone else doesn’t, OWN IT! I love that. Own your quirks, idiosyncrasies, and uniqueness. Be you.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself. ~Harvey Fierstein
Magnolia Beginnings 
Love it, love the quote too! Define yourself!
Thanks! I’ve learned to embrace ther weirdness that is me. Wouldn’t have it any other way! : )
Inspirational quote!
Haven’t heard for a while. How are you going with your new business?
It’s chugging along…very slow but steady so I won’t complain. I think there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s not the train. Thanks for asking.
Now that sounds right to me …
That makes two of us!
Think I’ve embraced the weird…own it! And I love that you’ve put some R. Waldo on here too. Here’s to owning our weird Mo…I mean really…I think squash is weird but I don’t expect it to turn into filet mignon because i’d like it to. Go Squash.
love you
R
Gotta love Waldo. I have a necklace with his quote “Live ever in a new day” and I wore until I could really feel like I could do it. It took over two years. Seriously, it was a process. Hey I’m a vegeterian so please don’t turn that squash in meat. Love you and your weird squashy self.
lol…aww sorry about that. no filet. for you, the squash remains a squash. it’s got rights too! 🙂
I like this. I like this a lot. “When she really thought about it; she liked herself. She liked herself a lot.” Now that must be one of the most self-defining moments in life. I think I have become so accustomed to the notion that most people don’t seem to like themselves and it seems rather superior to admit anything else that this sentence is SO refreshingly wonderful!!! Thank you for giving voice to what I perhaps have always felt to be so simply and comfortably true. Oh hugs you for this one!!!! Sharon
Thanks! I think many women (especially women) define themselves by how others view them without ever really thinking about how they view themselves. If we did really look at ourselves objectively and say “if I don’t like it I’ll change it, and if I do I’ll own it’ there would be a lot more happy people out there.
I like that a lot! Owning up and Owning it – equals happy. Sharon
Thank you for the reminders! Sounds like good advice to me.
Russ
Thanks Russ!
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