Keep Shining

I heard some really great advise spoken the other day: "Stay soft. Don't let the world make you hard." It was like indirectly, this woman was speaking directly toward me by some force that knew I needed to hear it. It's good to be reminded sometimes. I haven't been feeling all that great lately, but just recently I understood why. I wasn't being myself. Ya know, the person I work so hard at and really want to be. Certain situations make it so easy for me to be myself and then others, not so much. The thing is, when there's discrepancy between you ideal self and you're actual self, it's easy to feel lost within your own head and unsatisfied with who you are. When I graduated high school, a special person told me "Just always remember who you are, and don't let anything or anyone change that." I get that now. Because out here in this unprotected world, it's a lot easier for others to try to change you or who you want to become or put you down. That's when you have to stop and think back and dwell on the moments that made you who you are. You just have to remember to keep shining. Even through the darker days, even through the storm clouds. Just keep knowing and keep believing and keep shining through.