No one can take what you have, you are the only one.

I dropped of my twin daughters at their junior high school this morning and saw a boy walking in that I though was a pretty cool kid. He didn’t look like the others. He had big thick curly hair and was built larger than most his age.  He had on a backpack and looked very studious with his black rimmed glasses.  

I wondered what he thought of himself.  It got me thinking what others thought of him.  I thought to myself I’ll bet he’s a really cool kid.  Not because of anything I knew about him, because I really knew nothing about him other than what I saw.  I just thought he inherently was a cool kid.  Because we all are.

I hoped that he had a good self image of himself and self confidence.  I hope that others would recognize it in him.  

I thought to myself that he’s the coolest kid wherever he goes.  We all are.  Literally no-one could be cooler.  Physically he is the only one that could be that cool where he stood.  And so are you. Where you are no one else can be and no one else can be you.  No two people are the same and no two people can be standing in the same place at the same time.  You own it and you own you.  No one can take what you have. You are the only one like you and there will never be another one just like you! What a gift you are.  We all need you and what makes you you.  The most enjoyable people to be around are the ones that love who they are and know who they are.

I hope you recognize how unique you are and that what you have to offer to the world no one else has. Be kind to yourself and you will be kind to others.  Smile at yourself and others will smile at you.  

Remember you are the one who can make a difference that matters!

Nathan K Harris