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Remarkable

now is the time to take hold of your life & start to live it well. become who you want to be. never be frightened. make a move on the boy/girl you fancy. what’s the worst that could happen? go get that tattoo you’ve been wanting but have been too nervous to get because someone may not approve. spend that money you’ve been saving “just in case” on that trip you’ve wanted to go on for years. take your car & leave that city that’s been holding you captive. leave your job, you can always find another. leave your lover, you can always find another. go back to school, it’s never too late. buy an instrument & play with all your heart. do what makes you feel beautiful. stand up for what you believe in. fight. show your teeth, rattle their bones & never, never be frightened.

GETTING QUIT
When was the last time you painted your face?
Not for any reason, or special day,
just for fun, to look like an animal you appreciate
or to give yourself a cool moustache
or a teardrop, like a prisoner who has killed someone.
How would your boss feel about that?
He’d probably think it was awesome and give you a raise.
And if he didn’t?
Well, that’s not the kind of place you need to be working anyhow.
dallasclayton.com

You Don't Have to Be Pretty.
You don't owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don't owe it to your mother, you don't owe it to your children, you don't owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked "female".
dressaday.com

listen to the mustnts, child,
listen to the donts
listen to the shouldnts,
the impossibles,
the wonts,
listen to the never haves,
then listen close to me…
anything can happen, child,
anything can be.

— Shel Silverstein.