Being Myself Quotes Novels & Stories

"Because for the past six months, I lived in that huge building but I felt like a ghost. I realized that all the money and power in the world mean nothing if I can't look at myself in the mirror because I broke the only person who saw me for who I really am." Lumapit siya sa akin, sapat na para maamoy ko ang ulan at ang pamilyar niyang scent. "Sef, hindi ko inaasahan na mapapatawad mo ako ngayon. O bukas. O sa susunod na taon. Pero hayaan mo akong maging ganito. Hayaan mo akong maging maliit sa paningin mo, dahil doon ko lang nararamdaman na nagiging totoo ako. I don’t want to be the CEO of San Real right now. I just want to be the man who takes care of you."

Pagod na umupo ako sa kama. Fashionista ako pero sa pagkakataong to, i cant even dress myself. I want to look perfect. I sigh and lay the half of my body. Eotteokaji? ( what should i do?) I remember that i had this kind of scene on my mv. Napaupo ako. Ano nga bang ginawa ko dun? The song was all about being yourself. So the act was also about.. Being yourself.. Thats it! Napatayo ako at humarap ulit sa cabinet. All i have to do is be myself. I pick what clothes i think represent me. I smiled. This is me.

Hindi ko alam kung anong mas masakit—yung katotohanang tama siya o yung realization na buong buhay ko yata ay iyon mismo ang ginagawa ko. Trying to prove myself. Trying to be enough. Trying to make people acknowledge my worth. "You have nothing to prove to them," he continued quietly. "But you do have something to prove to yourself." Parang may kung anong kumurot sa dibdib ko. Because no one had ever said those words to me before. People always told me to work harder. To be better. To earn respect. But no one ever told me that maybe... I was fighting the wrong battle all this time.

"We grow fearless when we do things we fear...pero don't kill yourself." Tumingin ako sa kanya at ibinaba ang headphone ko. "May...sinasabi ka?" "Wala." "Ahh sige pagpatuloy mo lang pagkausap d'yan sa sarili mo, hindi na kita iistorbohin." "Sabi nga, talk to yourself like someone you love. I love myself kaya I do that!" "Okay, sabi mo eh!"

'no voice is as mean as our own voices are to ourselves'. Lagay ko sa caption at inupload ang picture. Isa yan sa mga quotation na sinabi nang isa sa mga iniidolo kong singer at kahit papaano ay maiiugnay ko yon sa nararamdaman ko ngayon. Sa kabila ng gutom ay mas pinili kong magscroll sa newsfeed ko at umabot na rin ng halos 300 reactions ang inupload kong picture sa loob lamang ng limang minuto. Kakatuwang sa dami ng mga iyon ay wala man lang nangamusta sa akin. I let out a deep sigh.

Sikat ng araw ang tumatama sa aking mukha ng magising ako. Hindi ko namalayang nakatulog na pala ako. "Happiest Birthday, Self" sabi ko sa sarili ko. "Ang wish ko sayo, sana maging matapang kana this time! Kaya ba natin yon?! Syempre! Kaya natin yon!" pahabol ko pa at binigyan ko ng isang mahigpit na yakap ang aking sarili.

Sambit ko na halos humagulhol na. "You give interest in everything that I do and you always encourage me that I can do better. I am so much comfortable with my own skin when I'm with you, as I can be myself na walang panghuhusga galing sa'yo.These things are all enough to say how much of a great person you are,"

Tapos bukas na a gad! Napansin niya ang bakas ng pag-aalinlangan ko. Bahagyang lumambot ang mga mata niya, kahit pa nakaigting ang kaniyang panga. “Don’t overthink it. Just… be yourself." Be myself... Kung ganoon lang sana kasimple 'yon.

Ang cute niya tapos tagos sa puso pa iyong mga sinusulat niya. After putting on my favorite shade of lipstick, I puckered my lips in front of the mirror then smiled to myself. You dress up and make yourself beautiful for yourself. Wala akong pakialam sa sasabihin ng iba. Ang mahalaga ay mahal at tanggap ko ang sarili ko. If they are intimidated, then that was not my problem anymore. I don’t need to change myself just so they would accept me. I won’t be less for them. I would not dim my light just so they could shine.

Hindi kumibo si Jascha, pumikit ako at hinayaan ang sarili na mahulog sa antok. "You have your own way of being beautiful." I am not sure if someone talked to my dream.