It Can Be Cool Trying To Be Down, BUT IT CAN ALSO BRING YOU DOWN TRYING TO BE COOL
We see the bad breaks, the person that left us out the set back as negative, but the truth is it was all necessary to become who we were created to be. -Strength From Above.
A lone flower still blossoms for it’s purpose. It is not looking around for admirers. So, stay true to yourself, your values, and your purpose.-
IT CAN BE COOL TRYING TO BE DOWN, BUT IT CAN ALSO BRING YOU DOWN TRYING TO BE COOL. A story by Clinton Sparks.
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I’ve always found it interesting that people tried so hard to be apart of what they think is cool based off of someone else’s definition of cool. ⠀
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When I was in school, I did what I wanted. I dressed different, acted, joked and approached life different from everyone around me. I didn’t drink or do drugs and I hung out with everyone. ⠀
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At this time, the “cool” kids, who I was also friends with would ridicule me and make jokes because I had on purple pants or hung out with other kids they frowned on. ⠀
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I DIDN’T CARE. ⠀
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It was cool to me. ⠀
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I NEVER SUCCUMBED TO PEER PRESSURE. EVER. ⠀
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Fast forward. All the kids that made fun of me, now admire, respect and pay me compliments for who I was and that I’ve remained the same. ⠀
They actually tell me how much respect they really had for my being me. ⠀
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You see most of the time people front on you, don’t support or even hate on you is because they don’t have the balls to do it or the mind to think of what you do so, since they don’t get it or feel confident enough to do it too, they make fun of it and try to discourage you. ⠀
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DON’T EVER FEEL DISCOURAGED ABOUT YOURSELF. ⠀
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Why in the world would you ever let someone else’s opinion supersede your own about..⠀
What YOU feel.⠀
What YOU like.⠀
What YOU want to be.⠀
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Times have changed since I was in school and so many more people accept one another’s cool now than ever before but still, so many others are depressed and sad wanting to be cool or accepted by what they think is, cool. ⠀
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Stop trying so hard to be apart of someone else’s definition of cool. ⠀
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What’s cool is being smart, being polite, having manners and respect for others.⠀
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What’s cool is setting goals, helping others, listening and teaching, taking care of your kids. ⠀
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What’s cool is being true to yourself, your uniqueness and not bending or compromising what interest you, makes you happy and enjoy doing because someone else thinks it’s not cool. ⠀
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What’s cool is YOU. ⠀
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If you let YOU be.
It’s 2022 🔥🙌
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