The "I'm Fine" Epidemic
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The "I'm Fine" Epidemic

You are worthy of being great. Please do not settle for being just "fine".

Tatum Oxford
Dec 27, 2016
Grand Rapids, MI
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At least once a day, in response to asking someone how they are doing, I am shattered with the response of "I'm fine." Why do we lie to not only others but to ourselves? Is it easier? Does it cut conversations shorter? Who benefits?

There are many circumstances in which being merely fine during times of hardship is remarkable, but in most instances, average people are settling with being just "fine."

Do not give what hurt you today the power to hurt you tomorrow. You have more control than you know. Turn the ugliest of situations into paintings. There is no greater feeling than redemption. You are capable of great things - greater things.

Why do we settle with being just "fine"? Because it's easy or we are unaware of how much more control we have!!! Each effort we make to bring change to our current situation makes a difference.

How can we live up to our full potential or set a good example for others if we settle on being just "fine"? We can't. We can live up to great things, but not our full potentials. The example we set for our friends, family, and strangers too- has an effect on everyone. We need to infuse our society with grit and perseverance.

Why settle for being just "fine" when you could be great? It may be easier to remain numb or miserable, but taking risks and daring yourself to grow may set you up for success.

I know how hard it is to wake up on a Monday morning, bright and early, trying to find the will to crawl out of bed. I am not going to be unrealistic and say, "Don't hit the snooze button!!" I myself hit the snooze button very often. However, when I get up I decide to make something productive of each day.

You are worthy of being great. Please do not settle for being just "fine." You are truly not fine at best, and deserve to be at least well. Dare yourself to make even the smallest of a step once a day. Grasp that you are not sentenced to a merely ordinary life. You are sentenced to nothing but what you make of your life. Do not continue to accept being just "fine." You will regret having just a "fine" life.

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