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Freeing oneself from labels that bind

3/27/2012

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I never really liked being categorized with others.  I'd rather be labeled as me.  Nothing more, nothing less. (by unknown)  Growing-up, I remember hearing things like, oh, you're always sick or of course you got an "A" because you're smart and many more.  These statements/labels bother me to this day.  I didn't want to be known as the sick one, the smart one, the happy-go-lucky girl and such.  Truth is, I spent many days alone at home sick and not having fun.  I studied extremely hard to get those good grades because it didn't come easy to me.  I tried so hard to look happy and disguise the sadness that lurked within.  So, I tried to fake it until I felt it. Isn't it time to stop being defined by the labels we’ve been given?  I feel that if we not only stop defining ourselves by labels, then it will provide a profound effect on the judgment we have on others.  Believe this is called Breaking the Chain.
 
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.  - The Serenity Prayer is the common name for an originally
untitled prayer by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr

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