Just The Way You Are


“I am secure in who I am. I don’t need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain way in order to be accepted. I’m comfortable going against the grain. I’m walking my path and I will always walk in the direction my heart tells me to go, even if I must walk alone.”
— Unknown Author 

Best to live your life based on what you truly want, then, instead of conforming to the expectations of others or trying to impress them. Then you will be inspired and most likely achieve both success and happiness.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

"A person's way of doing things is the direct result of the way he thinks about things.
- Wallace D. Wattles 


Everyone takes their own journey through life, so don't apologize if you feel like going you own way today. No one else can truly understand what you are experiencing, so no one else has the right to tell you where to go next. When those 'in the know' offer you unsolicited advice today, be polite and listen. But don't feel obligated to follow it. They have your best interests at heart, but in the end their thoughts are based on their own goals -- not yours.

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live now.
Joan Baez 


“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch 


“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?”
― Ian Wallace 


In life you find that one of the most desirable qualities you can find in a person is flexibility. The ability to change with changing times, to face adversity with the same attitude one would have in facing victory.

“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”  

― J.K. Rowling 

That man is successful who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of the intelligent men and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.

“So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!”
― Mandy Hale


You may not live up to everyone's standards, but there's someone out there who will love you just the way you are.

You will always be perfectly imperfect just the way you are, wherever you are. Instead of berating yourself for falling short, give yourself credit for making progress. Grow as you go. Let go of how things should be so you can see all the great possibilities in front of you.

Be yourself you are amazing just the way you are. Be proud of what you have it will empower you to be the best.

You should not measure your own qualities in regard to the qualities of some other person. Respect yourself just the way you are.

YOU are one of a kind. You are lucky enough to have something that makes you different from everyone else. Embrace your individuality. Self-worth comes from one thing: thinking that you are worthy. So appreciate what it feels like underneath your own skin. You are amazing just the way you are.
Melchor Lim 


Let someone love you just the way you are as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.
Ash Sweeney 


No matter what they say or think, no matter who you are or what you think, you're amazing just the way you are.
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