I Pick Myself Up Dust Myself Off and Start All Over Again
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A pretty Lily I got for my Birthday, resting in a blue bottle (that used to be a Sake bottle). The exotic colors inspire me.
First of all, I owe an apology for going AWOL for a while. In fact, I came down with a flu 10 days ago, and I got completely knocked out. I think that was the first time being so sick from getting a cold. I mean, I had no appetite. Anyone who knows me will know that that is not a normal phenomenon in Julia's history. I never lose appetite for anything, period. But this time around, I was so sick that I didn't want to eat. I felt defeated. I felt down.
But on the upside, I had an epiphany while being sick. Being sick and this epiphany are not necessarily related, but since I was down and depressed, it lead me to think about the times I felt depressed, lonely, and defeated. There were times when I wanted to be comfortably me, and to pursue things I feel right about. Then some people will always shoot me down, like I can't do it, and I don't do it right. Every time, I would feel down, and I would feel bad about myself. Why can't I be perfect? Why couldn't I have done that? Then while I was thinking, it just hit me that nothing is actually wrong with me. Nor there was anything wrong with the things I believed in. They were just different. That's when I had a moment of epiphany – I was feeling down and defeated because I let myself feel that way. What separates the easily defeated and the undefeated is not that the undefeated has less negative forces in life, but that they do not let themselves be affected by those negative forces. So instead of blaming the people who tried to bring me down, I simply shouldn't have absorbed their negativity. I had a choice: to be defeated or to be undefeated. And I chose to be defeated, but not anymore. I will choose to be undefeated, choose to stick to my beliefs no matter what anyone will say. I realize I am the only one who holds the key to the change. I will let no one bring me down anymore. You should remember that no one (not even your family members) has the right to bring you down. Not even your mom, not even your dad, and not even your best friend.
So in the spirit of picking myself right up, I wanted to dedicate the lyrics of "Pick yourself up." Every line is inspirational.
Now nothing's impossible, I've found for when my chin is on the ground, I pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again. Don't lose your confidence if you slip, be grateful for a pleasant trip, and pick yourself up, dust off, start over again. Work like a soul inspired until the battle of the day is won. You may be sick and tired, but you be a man, my son. Will you remember the famous men who have to fall to rise again, so take a deep breath, pick yourself up, and start all over again.
For those of you who are afraid, tired and depressed, don't listen to those negative nasty little voices. You have a choice to be undefeated. Only you have the key to picking yourself right up. As they say, when you fall, keep your chin up, dust yourself off, start all over again, and stay undefeated. Because no one has the right to treat you less than you deserve.
Source: https://prettydelightfulthings.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/pick-yourself-up-dust-yourself-off-and-start-all-over-again/
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