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Be Who You Need
You’re more powerful and capable than you realize.
Human beings are social creatures. Even the most introverted people still need people (just fewer, more specific people).
How you need people in your life is extremely variable. Sometimes it’s simply about knowing someone is there in some way. Other times, you need someone to shoot the shit with. Sometimes you need reassurance, validation, encouragement, or some other external recognition/acknowledgment. Still other times, you need literal assistance from another person.
Lots of different things will impact how, why, where, when, and even if you need people. Overall, this is impossible to determine because it just is and simply will be. Everything about needing people is uncertain, unpredictable, and full of unknowns.
This can be infuriating. Yet there is a truth to who you need that you can always, at any time, work on.
Be who you need.
You have more power than you realize
Who are you? Many people treat this as a literal question because of beliefs, values, internal and external expectations, and other factors. The answer, however, is always the same.
Who are you? You are you. You’re the only you that ever was, ever is, and ever…
