Do you remember?

Hey, friend.

Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?

The expectations start at an early age, and they never go away.

The world screams at us to follow the rules, to conform and stay on the path.

When you try and step off, someone or something is there to remind you of the rules.

They're loud, those reminders.

So loud we often lose ourselves to the noise. We somehow convince ourselves the world must know best.

But I'm here to tell you, it doesn't.

It doesn't know how your God-given, unique gifts and dreams and self will change the world. It doesn't know how you will shake up the norm. It doesn't know how you can rattle the stars.

Don't forget, friend. Don't forget who you really are.