“Always Remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else” – Margaret Mead

In today’s time, it is so easy to feel lost, feel unseen or have a sense of not being good enough. The rise of social media has added to how we lose ourselves just trying to impress those on our friends list, get the video to go viral or simply to give up by feeling like we don’t matter. This is the harshest form of self-punishment we give to ourselves for no logical reason.

Why do we crave for that validation from friends or family for feeling good about ourselves. Why have we judge ourselves based on the world around us. No one should have the power over you, how you feel and most importantly who you are and what you can be.

We should remind ourselves every single day, that we are special not because someone says so, but just because it is true. Each one of us is unique with our different talents, our ideas, our beliefs, how we look, and that is what makes each and everyone of us special.

Let us all stop looking for that validation from anyone else. Each and everyone of us is special and Each and everyone of us is unique. We need to look at our path in front of us and make our journey and not look at somebody else's map and start our journey.

Thanks for reading.

All photos are my own.

All photos are shot on a mobile phone.

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This post first appeared on my Hive Blog 

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