Love this powerful message from dina.pugliese for #DayOfTheGirl. ・・・ Try and tell this moody, non-smiling, angst-ridden, self-loathing teenager (in the white headband) that she could one day #DefyNormal and end up doing something she loves (and want to smile all of the time!!) she would never believe you. She was never good enough or smart enough or talented enough to even try. If we let those inside voices (and outside voices) fill our thoughts...they win. It took years and years of overcoming self-doubt....but I now know the importance of positive thinking...of being kind not just to others...but to ourselves too...and truly accepting of ourselves....to be ok in our own skin and not compare ourselves to others....to strive to be better, do better...work hard and love harder (and be deserving of love in return). To work on being the best version of ourselves. To realize we are a work in progress...and to simply “try”... no matter how scary it may seem...the results may surprise you. T...