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You Won't Find Yourself In A Number Of Likes

How to be the best you.

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You Won't Find Yourself In A Number Of Likes
Adriana Gil

In today's society, we are all caught up in trying to fit in and making sure people think about us a certain way. We want to catch people's attention and we want people to know about us and our every move. We are losing human interaction and becoming consumed by the media. Most people are so caught up on how many likes they are getting or who to hang out with for the clout, that they become nothing of themselves and just more of the same.

Screw the clout. Some of the most amazing people I've ever met, I've met while being myself. I didn't have to act a certain way or dress a certain way to "fit" in. We all just "fit" together without having to try. We didn't expect anything out of each other or ask for changes, we just accepted the people we were. Just being yourself is the best way to be, because you're not faking it. Faking it takes away from who you are, slowly consuming you into something you're not. When you become less of yourself and more of the same of what's around you, you begin to lose your worth. You lose the uniqueness you could be showing the world. You're depriving the world of something new and beautiful. You're dimming your own light for the pleasure of others.

If you are the purest version of yourself there can be, then you'll find genuine people to compliment your life all while being yourself. You find happiness inside yourself and you conform the world around you instead of conforming to it.

Be yourself. Be the version of you you've always wanted to be. Attract the vibes that are best for you, instead of pretending to be something you're not, for vibes that don't satisfy you. Don't worry about what others think or how many likes you're getting. As long as you are being you, you will find sufficient love inside of yourself and all around you.

So set aside the time to find yourself, and stop trying to find someone else to be. Be you.

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