You Are... Extraordinary

“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.” -Uta Hagen

When I was younger, one of my elementary classrooms had a poster that wrote,” The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” As I remember the seemingly small burst of encouragement that poster gave me every day, I’ve come to realize that this idea is a challenge. There is no hope of achieving extraordinary things unless we make the decision to add a little extra to the ordinary.

The word “mediocre” is dreadful to me. This may be because I have never woken up in the morning and said, “Wow. I hope today is really mediocre.” My teachers have never asked me to achieve mediocrity, nor do my parents tell me to dream big and become a mediocre person. So, why, I ask myself, should I ever desire to be considered normal? I ask you all the same thing. What does normal or regular have that extraordinary doesn’t multiply?

You Are Extraordinary.

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