If you're every lying on a beach with 80 billion grains of sand beneath you,
700 thousand ocean waves before you,
60 million stars stretched out above you,
And you're still not at all impressed,
I want you to think about this:
The light you see reflecting from the stars is over one million years old.
Wow.
But then, just before you start to feel,
like a mere blip in the gigantic scheme of things,
please remember this:
Yes, you are small, but you're also irreplaceable,
and invaluable,
and miraculous.
Those stars don't have anything on you.
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I don't know who wrote this poem, but a swim coach I idolized when I was a child gave this to me for my 11th birthday. I have had it on my desk ever since and I used to rehearse it every morning when I was getting ready for school. Just remember - whether it is a boy you're going up against in the final round of lightning, a classmate you're up against for a debate or the thousands of applicants applying for the same position as you - you have your own unique characteristics to bring to the table and don't let anything intimidate you, not even a sky full of stars.
"No one can make you feel inferior
without your consent" - Eleanor Roosevelt
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