It is sad to see that so many people let others decide the fate of their lives. It isn't a decision they have made, it is just the way it is. Instead of living their own lives, they somehow try to become like someone else, or they just follow the advice and listen to the words of others.

What do I mean?
Let us say that you publish a picture in social media. You get some likes or maybe you have a hater friend who makes everyone publish sad faces or say bad things. What will be the result? You will get sad and try to find out what is wrong. Are you looking bad? Are you doing something wrong?


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Instead of being happy about yourself and the way you are created, you will start to feel like a loser. But, what is the truth? The doing this against you is the real loser, only that he/she is pretending to be a winner. This is a typical example of harassing. Normally, the ones doing the bullying are the ones who are in trouble, but in the heat of the action, they seem to be the cool and the winners. But, that isn't the so!

The real winners are those who dare to be themselves and to trust in themselves, and to keep working and walking forward, even though they meet some opposition.

Don't give anyone the power to put you down. The only one who should hold your power button is yourself, and of course, you might be smart if you listen to advice from people who really love you and care for you (like your parents, siblings, and so).

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Have you given the power to put you down into the hands of others? Is your mood depending on what your surroundings say and claim? You better think a few seconds on this topic before you move on today!

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