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Your life is simply that.

It is yours.

It is not your parents,
or your partners,
or your kids.

You are a unique individual.

With that uniqueness comes the responsibility
to be true to yourself.

Your goal each day is to be the version of yourself that you
respect, believe in, and love.

To say to the world

“This is me in all my greatness. I am doing the best I can.
I may not be perfect every day, but I will try to be the best version of myself.”

And
when you close your eyes each night
you will be able to say

“That was me and I’m proud of that!”

— Nicole Barden 3/3/2021

Originally published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself on Medium