Welcome to Weird Wednesdays, hosted by It’s OK to be WEIRD!

A friend shared a video with me that I thought would fit well with Weird Wednesday.

I love this video.  A few things stood out to me about it.

#1) Three phrases used in the video fit my motto to a T – “…just B U”, “Be yourself!”  and “Be Silly – It’s OK…”.  P!nk also sings at one point, “Welcome to my silly life!”  YUP, that fits Weird Wednesday!

#2) These are the kinds of things my best friend and I said to each other way back in grade 7, and have continued to say since then.  These kinds of messages made a huge positive difference in my life.  I know they are powerful!  Deciding that it was OK to be weird changed my life, and having that singular message to go back to, time and time again, kept me going through some really hard times.  It IS really OK to be WEIRD!  Knowing that helped me stay sane and keep moving forward.

I’m sharing this with my daughter.  I can hardly watch it without crying, but I want her to know all of these things:

• I’m always listening.
• One to one, whatever you need to talk about, whenever you need to talk.
• If you’re ever in trouble, let me know (lmk).
• I’ve made some bad choices.  Please learn from me.
• If someone’s hurting you, it’s never ok!
• Choose good friends.
• Always be you!
• Dream.
• Be kind to yourself!
• Be yourself.
• Be healthy.
• Be silly – it’s ok…
• You are perfect to me!
• No matter what, I love you!
• I know you will be (and are) an amazing woman!

…and lots more! I think this “Dear Daughter” video is a good start. 🙂

*** Join me in the weirdness, too… I KNOW you’ve encountered SOMETHING weird somewhere this week!! Leave me a comment and tell me all about it!!  And have a look around for more Weird Wednesdays here on my blog!***