An Ode To The Wanderer
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An Ode To The Wanderer

To those looking for their definition through an artificial dictionary.

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An Ode To The Wanderer
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To the girl who believes that the lighter your pigmentation is, the more beautiful you are --

To the guy who believes that he is only as good as the income he brings to the table --

To the woman who believes that her happiness comes from the hours of contouring and highlighting --

To the little girl whose self-worth comes from the person who is her greatest critic rather than her greatest ally --

To the young man who believes that his success is derived from how many numbers he takes and how many hearts he breaks --

This one is for you.

You are not defined by the length of your hair, the size of your lips, the melanin in your skin nor the color of your eyes. You are not defined by the number is says on the scale. You are also not defined by how "hipster," "hippie" or "boho chic" you are. But most of all, you are definitely not defined by how others say you are or how you should act or dress.

What you are defined by?

"You are altogether beautiful my love, there is not flaw in you." - Song of Solomon 4:7 (NIV)

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a person who fears the Lord is to be praised." - Proverbs 31:30 (NIV)

You are defined by how much you love.

But the greatest of all, you are defined by what you say you are!

If people say you are weird, go on and be weird! Its weird to be normal anyways. For every two people who call you abnormal, there will always be four or eight that call you innovative!

This post is dedicated to all the people who have a desire to express themselves in their truest form and for those who may need a push along the way. My challenge for you: be your own ddefinition!

Take it from the "Big Man" himself, William Shakespeare.

"To thine ownself be true."

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