Nobody gets it...

Is a selfish view!

And I used to say it all the time.

My family.

My friends.

Doctors.

Everyone.

"Nobody gets it."

I was deeply in pain.

I hated where I lived.

I hated my jobs.

I hated my body and how I was always sick.

"Nobody gets it."

I feared speaking up.

I feared being myself.

I feared asking for help.

"Nobody gets it."

I loved to train on Friday nights, not go to happy hour.

I loved saving up $$$ for adventures, not spending it on material items.

I loved different groups of people, not spending time with the same ones all the time.

"Nobody gets it."

I admired those who were building their dreams, not my "bosses."

I admired the athletes who seemed to have the discipline to THRIVE for decades of time.

I admired the men who became great husbands, fathers, sons and brothers... not those who had a lot of money or fame.

"Nobody gets it."

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Nobody gets it is a selfish lie we tell ourselves to cope.

And I was full of coping mechanisms.

The reality...

You shouldn't EXPECT anyone to get it.

From the time you wake up, to the time you go to bed, you are UNIQUE.

This is a GREAT thing.

Yet your uniqueness can also be overwhelming if you let it.

Think about it....

Over 7 billion people on earth...

And you are the only YOU.

Nobody will ever truly get YOU.

There is so much power in understanding this!!!

You get to be the only person to fully understand yourself and what you want from this life.

And nobody can tell you differently!!!

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The moment I started actualizing the above, is the moment my life changed for the better forever.

I no longer felt the need to explain myself to anyone.

By dropping the expectation that others needed to understand me, I invited a freedom into my life that I want to help others realize exists.

Because here is a fact that all of us must take as truth...

"A male child born in the United States today will live to be 74.5 years old on average. This puts the male citizens of the US in 45th place in this ranking. On average, US women are 5.7 years older, reaching an age of 80.2.

TIME IS TICKING FOR ALL OF US. This is the truth.

So....

DO YOU WANT to spend that time hiding from your truest self out of fear of what other people think? Out of believing that nobody understands you and they never will?

Or do you want to take advantage of the time you have left, step into your power, and enjoy the freedom of understanding how unique you are and why it is of grave importance for you to be your unique self with the time you have left?

The choice is yours.

#thriveon

CJ

p.s. today I am grateful for all the trials and tribulations of my past, the current struggles I am going through, and the roadblocks ahead in my future... they play a vital role in my life, and whether I like them or not... I wouldn't be who I am, or become who I am meant to become... without them.