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It doesn't have to be the version anyone likes.🐲❤️✨✌🏻

🐲 don't have to be the version anyone likes.

Just be us in a way that smiles at yourself. ❤️✨

☁ don't have to be the version anyone likes.

Just be us in a way that smiles at yourself. ☁

Every day we feel like we have to try.

Try to be cute for someone to like

Try to be good at others

Try not to let anyone down.

Sometimes we forget

The person who should smile the most is ourselves. 🥰❤️

We don't always have to be the version that people like, because happiness is not a competition.

And our values don't depend on applause from anyone.

Try to be us the way we feel good about ourselves.

In a way that the breath is still light but steady.

In a way that despite the chaos of the world,

But we still smile at ourselves every day.

May today be your heart's day. Don't force it.

And tonight you will sleep with a small smile that says to yourself, "We did our best."

Be very warm to yourself.

Don't rush. Don't rush.

Just slowly it's us.

In a way that we can love ourselves.

That's enough. 🌷🐲✨

Ugly Duckling - Cute Quotes

# Quotes of encouragement # Teaching quotes # loveyoueself

2025/8/6 Edited to

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