Dear Girls Literally Everywhere
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Dear Girls Literally Everywhere

"If you can dance and be free and not embarassed, you can rule the world." - Amy Poehler

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Dear Girls Literally Everywhere
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Let's be honest. I dont know every single one of you. So, writing "Girls Literally Everywhere" can be a little dangerous. But, I guarantee you what i'm about to say is something every girl in their life needs to hear at least once.

maybe it's a Saturday night, you're downtown, and your party pants have purposefully been left at home. Because earlier that day your crush responded to your text message with the bro-zoning words: "yeah dude."

Or maybe it's a Saturday afternoon and Instagram is where everything is going down. You posted a selfie and someone commented "You are literally perfection. *heart eye emoji* " But the word "perfection" reminded you of that model you constantly stalk on social media, and then before you know it you're pointing out your flaws and tearing yourself down looking at a collection of pixels on a four-inch screen.

Or maybe it's a Saturday morning and you went to weigh yourself before your daily Special K routine and you've gained two pounds.

Hey, maybe it's not a Saturday at all for you. Maybe It's a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for you. Maybe every single day you wake up you are so hard on yourself that you skip a couple meals and spend 30 minutes editing the acne out of your selfie before posting it, in hopes that someone might say something about you to make you feel better. I mean, I don't know you all personally, but I do know that none of these things sound fun to me.

Let me get something straight. You do not have to be a size two to live your life. You do not have to have a man to live your life. Your Instagram feed doesn't have to be color coordinated with an average of 200 likes on each photo, to live your life. You don't have to have the perfect job, the hottest outfit, or the newest Kylie Jenner eyeshadow pallet to live your life. If you're waiting until everything is perfect to be happy, then you aren't ever going to truly live.

I'm sick of going to weddings and watching women tap their feet to the beat of their favorite song, just to stay in their seat and watch everyone else dance to it. GET UP! Dance alone. I know you sing this song at the top of your lungs in your car on the way home from work every Friday. Get out there and bust a move. What? are you afraid someone might laugh and say "Hey, look at that girl!"?

If that's what you're afraid of, you're thinking about it backwards! You should be proud if they take the time to say something about your moves. Because, Yes! Look at that girl! That girl is dancing through her imperfections and singing louder than her worries. That girl is taking steps that you aren't brave enough to take and shaking her booty the way you shake at the thought of doing it yourself. That girl is bold and authentic and she is absolutely living. She is living out loud. What will it take for you to live like that? To dance like no one is watching and to sing like everyone around you is deaf. A perfect Instagram photo? A bigger paycheck? Your ribcage piercing through your swim suit? a man?

Let it all go. None of it is needed. God didn't call you to be perfect, you were called to live and to love and that's what you need to do. So, listen to me now. Don't let a single thing get in your way. No matter what that may be for you. Be bold and courageous and take chances. Wear the outfit you've tried on, but've never been brave enough to step outside in. Don't text him back for once. Make a cake for yourself. Take the mic at that coffee shop and dedicate that karaoke song to your friend while she spills her latte pretending to be your biggest fan. Go out and adventure.

But whatever you do, don't let anything stop you from being a woman who lives out loud.

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