note to self | day 65

Hey, guys! How are you? I'm happy today and everyday.. If you wanna know. 
Not because something happened.. but because I realise how many little big things I have in my life right now that I would not replace.. ever. 

When I say "little-big things" I mean those few things that I have but are so important to me. There not just things. And even if they are a few, they are more than enough to keep me happy and thankful. 
My family, my friends, the circumstances... everything that I've got right now is here for a reason and makes a wonderful difference in my life. It makes my life. Every little part of my life right now is the definition of happiness. 

And poor people if you think that money, views and numbers are what happiness is all about, you need to change your mind and see clearer. 

In 2013, I uploaded a greek cover of mine.. which caught a lot of people's attention. To be more specific, 9,233 people saw it. But all of those views (that were making that video the most watched video of mine 'till then) would come with a very negative feedback. People were so negative to me that even changed the way I see myself in that video They made me so unsure of myself that I made that video private and until today nobody could ever see it. 
And I don't care about views not even a little if I'm not happy with my content. But yesterday midnight, I watched it and then I thought to myself: It's not that bad.. Of course, it's not a a great performance but I'm not a professional singer anyway.. why should I care and not just do what I love? 

I needed some more opinions to tell me what to do and after showing it to my family, I decided to make it available again. So here it is.. 

Haters played a big part in my life.... And that is actually what made me strong... that's what made me believe in myself and never underestimate myself.. (And this is not egotistic). 

I spent my school life trying to feel accepted and trying to be liked but now I just feel....

Now I just feel... 

wonderful. 

good.

proud.

I'm not the final version of myself yet and I still need to work on some things (I'm only 17 years old). 
But I won't spend any more time trying to feel accepted. I won't spend any more time trying to prove them what I'm worth. 

Now, please.. read out loud what I just wrote. Read this post out loud. This is for you. 
Feel PROUD of who you are, happy and thankful for being just they way you are.. 
You are amazing... you are just a masterpiece. 

Peace, Lionder