The more alive you want to feel & the more valuable you want to be, the less you should buy & the more you should experience. Don’t worry about how you look as long as you’re becoming who you truly are. That’s how you become real.
That’s the lesson of the Velveteen Rabbit, who was a de-influencer before it was cool. Here are ten riffs on that tune:
You look entirely lovable, already or still.
Don’t get the facelift.
You’re doing exactly what you should to be who you are.
Don’t buy shortcuts to anything.
Knowing yourself is a great way to save lots of money.
Skip trends that don’t feel like they fit you.
Deep beauty is only seen with loving eyes.
Don’t spend any money to impress shallow people.
There’s a difference between being used and being treasured.
Don’t pay to be discarded.
Declarations of love aren’t always said directly to you.
Don’t pay for flattery.
To be really loved is to learn who you really are.
Don’t pay for anything that won’t become a precious memory.
Growth can really wear you down.
Thankfully, we can help each other through it.
Don’t pay for what you know you have to earn.
Realness isn’t perfectly polished, and perfectly polished isn’t real.
Don’t pay attention to people who don’t understand.
Love changes who you are, and makes you more.
Don’t pay to replace what’s irreplaceable.
Love this! Specially the Maturing one: your hair gets loved off..true that!