It’s strange to say this but I’ve been slightly envious of you for a while. It almost seems like you are something I’ve been craving to be like for the longest time but I can’t do much in comparison to you. You are unique, clever, beyond imaginative and intriguing to so many that the word original doesn’t even compare to you. You are true to yourself and I know it probably sounds bad to say, but it hurts to know that I wouldn’t be as great as you even if I tried. Sorry for the odd confession.

drowningcomic:

chaoticinfidelity:

biggest-gaudiest-patronuses:

For years I was miserable and alone. I struggled to like myself or find joy around me. Many people would have thought I was nothing special. They would, of course, have been wrong. But when you are in the dark, that is easy to forget.

Over time, the dark ages passed, seasons changed and I transformed. I had no intention of ever becoming as I am now, had no image in mind of what would emerge from the cocoon. I simply decided to take good things as they came, and to hold them close. I took the parts of myself that I liked, planted seeds and watched to see what grew.

Just as I had no idea what I was growing, you are transforming into your own unique being. And unique creatures cannot be compared–that is their nature. Do not sully them by trying. There is always room for another great wonder in the world. 

Let me inspire you not to be another me, but to be the only you. 

Take what emblems you like from me–hope, horror, joy, the absurd–pick whatever pieces inspire you, hold them to your chest and march forward. You will be a creature of your own transformation, and I am just a passerby who perhaps gave your directions at one point along the road. 

yknow i think theres a lot of people on this site who feel the same way, and that answer is the most perfect response. bc if anyone tries to be a second gaud and be original, its not gonna work. youre not being truthful to yourself, instead youve seen someone you love and decided to follow them. thats not going to work, because you will never be able to respond and react in the same way. instead you have to take inspiration, and hope, and happiness, and they will help you become another unique being. there is no limit on happiness, or wacky, absurd inspiration, and theres always room for another. 

sorry for hijacking this post, its just something i feel strongly about

cheesy inspirational greeting card format anyone?