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We are all different from each other. As much as people believe there is a sameness within our minds, it isn’t true.

We can connect through fearful or joyful thoughts and actions, yet that still doesn’t make us the same.

The act of living solely for your own purpose is powerful, even when it seems like a decision for the weak.

When you take the time to get to know yourself and your talents, you will be guided to things that may seem small, childish, or unprofitable.

You might let this path go because you have bigger goals and less patience than you'd like to admit.

But you will come back to it in due time.

Letting go of oneself may bring short-term pleasure through higher numbers in money, friends, or a well-established status.

In the long run, it’s a ticket to misery and pain. No pill can save anyone from the pain of not living in alignment with what they truly believe, enjoy, and see.

Somehow, people associate these thoughts only with those who are incredibly successful and respected, assuming that only they could be either truly happy or miserable.

Feeling lonely, miserable, broke, or on the verge of saying goodbye is a human experience that affects all people of all ages, classes, and races.

Success is nice, but what if it’s success without personal meaning? It will drag you down faster than any disease could.

Don’t look to people who speak of their own misery yet continue living their lives exactly the same.

They’ll tell you that if they had a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars, they would gladly take it and exit the games they’ve been playing.

People who don’t change don’t deserve your trust in their actions. Idolizing anyone for reaching any milestone will only lead you toward their own misery, even if it looks like a shiny path to follow.

We don't pay with money—we pay with our energy, youth, innocence, minds, and bodies.

Money comes and goes, and it isn’t the greatest representation of growth.

It’s a numbers game that many people have mastered without being good or exceptionally smart. What is good and smart is continuously growing into the next best version of yourself without chasing a carrot dangled over every action.

The truth is, life will be good and bad, sometimes both at the same time.

What will matter is standing and growing with the tides and ebbs of life, including the waves of your own emotions and thoughts.

The greatest way to grow and change is by looking after yourself and slowly learning to let go of other people’s inner worlds, which may have been placed in your hands long ago.

The truth is, no matter what you think, feel, or do, someone will always misunderstand you.

The real solution is to accept this and keep it separate from your inner world and your perception of everything.

It hurts to realize that no matter how much effort you put in, some people are bound to their own hurt, pain, hate, and jealousy.

They would rather see you wither than be happy with the progress you’ve made. The upside is that, at some point, it won’t matter anymore.

The more people you meet and the more rooms you enter, the more you’ll realize that if you still believe everyone sees you as you are, you simply haven’t been in enough rooms yet.