Embrace the Things You Don't Like About Yourself!
You are perfect the way you are!
Hello everyone. My name is Nelly James.
I have been through many trying times where I have felt to just just give up and throw in the towel because I always felt as if I wasn't good enough for anybody, especially my family. I started smoking weed at the young age of nine years old as well as drinking just to see how I can get the spirit of loneliness to exit my body. I had no body.
I always felt as if my head was to big for my body because people would tease me about it all the time, especially family. But then as I got older I learnt to except myself even when others don't accept me, and now I want to encourage all of you to do the same.
You see, life is full of ups and downs, but we should never, ever let the troubles of life keep us down. There were many times I felt like committing suicide just because I felt like I didn’t belong, but then I really had to sit back and think "what good would that do?" as I was laying on train tracks ready to end it all.
So now, what I want to say to all of you is that if you don’t like something about yourself learn to love it, because you are fearfully and wonderfully made just the way you are. Embrace you’re uniqueness.
Keep a tunnel vision.
It’s very important to keep a tunnel vision throughout life and examine carefully who you allow you ride with you along with journey. I really wish I had someone to tell me this early because you see I’ve put myself in situations where I let people into my life that I should’ve never let it (and I’m also speaking of family here because family can honestly be such a curse to you). For instance, when I first had the idea of becoming a motivational speaker who were the first group to laugh? You guessed it! Family! So with that being said I’d like to tell you to keep you’re circle extremely small and only let those that you can trust 100 percent into that circle.
The last thing you want is someone envying everything you do behind your back and smiling in your face, which is another thing I had to deal with a lot when my name started to get a little more recognition.
It’s sad to know that there’s not many people that you can trust, but just remember that you come first. That’s right! You! You come first because there’s times when you will be all that you have! There will be no one to talk to, know one to tell you it’s going to be ok, and know one to to motivate you though trying times, but those are the times you have put yourself together and stand strong!
So, in conclusion, I just want to say that you are amazing! For real. I mean, everyone reading this is amazing and I just also want to let you know that I believe in you! I believe that you can do whatever you put you’re mind to long as you’re willing to put in the work that required to get to wherever you are trying to go in you’re life. Just remain positive though rough turbulent times and I promise you that you will be okay! A positive mind takes you a long way in this life so keep your head up to sky and shoot you’re dreams high. You will make it and that’s one thing that I can definitely promise you.
Thank you.
Once again I’d like to thank everyone for taking the time out to read my writing. It is much appreciated and I’ll have many more topics following.
About the Creator
Nelson James
My name is Nelson James and I am 24 years of age.
I grew up in the Jane and Finch community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where I was exposed to a lot of things I wasn't supposed to be exposed to. If you like what you read Please tip :)
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