A Reminder
[ 1 October 2008 ]
Stop comparing yourself to other girls, no matter how pretty, clever, cool or cashed-up they are.
No one will ever have your unique twist of talents, perspectives or beauty.
You do enough. You have enough. You are enough.
Stop comparing yourself to other girls, no matter how talented, well-dressed, popular or capable they are.
You improve the world more than you can possibly comprehend, just by being true to who you are every day.
Go outside & be fabulous. Watching who you are, & seeing what you’re becoming, makes us so proud to know you. The world delights in your presence. We all love you very much.
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala 
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Thank you, Gala!
you are simply wonderful! xx
I needed this today. Thank you.
Boom! And her words are splashing into millions of little hearts reaching all of us, thank you Gala _
When I saw the words “A Reminder”, I thought you might be about to tell us off..instead, you’ve made my eyes water. I really need telling this (every day if possible, I’ll write it down and stick it on my wall in France). Thank you x
Thank you for this! I’ll stick it on my fridge for my flatmates to read so we can all feel happy about ourselves today! x x x x
“The world delights in your presence.”
love <3
This such an important reminder. The main principle that underpins my blog is that everyone is special and that specialness needs to be celebrated, so I couldn’t agree more with you here. I’m going to carry your words with me for the rest of the day & I just know they’re going to put a spring in my step.
Thank you, Gala!
Amy
xx
A lovely reminder!
Thank you!
can anyone remember that link gala posted, it was an audio and written one with a man talking “gandi got it…” etc?
Thanks Gala, you are an awesome inspiration.
what a great message. sometimes we really do just need this reminder.
Beautiful
I wish I could believe this….its one of the things I have the most difficulty with :(
Laiba Aww sweetie I know how you feel, I used to be (and still am in some way) like that. I still do sometimes, but I’m getting out of it. Sometimes I wish I could be someone else but just remember the likelihood is there is someone out there who wishes to be you.
This is a good reminder Gala :)
Yes.
Lovely Gala,
I really needed this today. You have made my day and given me new perspective. Thank you, sweetness.
xoxoxo
mm, just made my morning :)
What a fabulous post to wake up to…I am smiling.
:-)
Right on the money, Gala.
Love you all! xxx
i think this should be broadcast on a loudspeaker all over the world
we would all be so much happier
i think i’m going to post it in random spots
a little bit of encouraging graffiti :)
thank you, gala. we all love you!
ps: x, i believe that was from thinkarete.com
!!!
i love reading things like this.
timely reminders. Can you seriously read our minds or something?
love you
wow… that is the most amazing thing i’ve read in a long time. i really needed that. i often read the internet comparing myself to other, feeling really insignificant… and this post has reminded me that who i am is enough.
thank you so much gala for your energy. you are an incredible human being.
XX
Perfectly put. Thank you for this reminder to be content with ourselves and start focusing on making me better—according to my strengths (not what I perceive is attractive in someone else!)!!!!
Thanks for the reminder. I have been having a bit of trouble especially walking by a certain shop on my way home and thinking I should be a “pencil” in order to fit into the clothes on display. Unfortunately or fortunately I am not that. I have boobs and wide hips not to mention being 4 months pregnant. I am loving my pregnant body but when you see clothes that basically say you should be a model or have a models body then you tend to doubt you self image. Thanks again for the reminder I really needed it and plan on printing it out and posting it on my closet door so that way I am reminded that I am fine just the way I am pregnant or not.
It’s my absolute pleasure!
Awww, FEEL THE LOVE!
xxxxxxx
That was so sweet! And so incredibly true. Thank you for the reminder x
Thank you for reminding us of something we need to remind OURSELVES everyday. :)
I’ve been having a couple of absolute s*** couple of days because of discovering what I’m not prepared to do to keep a job. So this is brilliant timing and much needed. Thanks.
Thanks. Needed it today, more than usual. It’s actually almost creepy – kind of feels like you were … READING MY MIND!! (cue x-files music)
Hahahah.. anyway. Much needed smiles now abound!
xxx
Thank you Gala!!! We LOVE you!!!
Needed it too!
Besos!!!
Timely and perfect. It made me feel peaceful.
I needed to hear this. Thanks Gala.
xxxxxxx
WOW...That was probably the best thing i have read in a very very long time…...thanks Gala,it’s wonderful x
what an amazing post! thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you Gala!!!
I also needed this today, after realising I compare myself to other people too much but I am me and no-one else! :) thanks!
Thank you for this. I want to make this my personal mantra because I forget so often to love myself.I’m going to paste this all over my livejournal and my computer.
Again thank you so very much for this post.
I feel like I really needed this today. Thank you Gala! Nothing picks me up like your blog xxx
You kick ass woman. Thank you =) xo
Speechless. This is amazing, THANK YOU.
Gala, you’re a real blessing. Thank you for being an awesome force of positivity.
My friend gave me this link and it was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. I love you Shreddy and I love this.
thanks a lot, I really needed this, I had kind of a down day so THANK YOU
e-hug
What awesome words! They’re so true and something we girls so often forget. Thanks (:
thank you!
I read your site religiously and for whatever reason have yet to comment on anything (via text, I’m always exclaiming things aloud as I’m reading) but this. THIS. was without a doubt, the perfect way to say hello and thank you for all that you share. x.
what a beautiful reminder! thank you gala!
Not only did I need this, but a dear friend of mine who reads this blog needs this. I hope she catches it! Thank you, Gala! You are amazing and I love reading your blog.
Thank you Gala. I really needed this today. You are very inspiring!
Thank you so so much Gala. Perfect timing :)
x x x ♥
I’ve needed this lately. So much. And it’s even nicer that it’s come from someone so successful and gorgeous as you! xx
this is exactly what I needed to read today.
Thankyou.
That’s so lovely – thank you, honey. LOVE that photo!
This is truly beautiful Gala. I’m so pasting it above my desk. n_n.
I’m pasting this in my notebook. It’ll go everywhere with me.
Thank you, Gala.
And of course, I love you. :>
thank you thank you
what a great reminder
:]
Gala,
I so needed this today. I’m home from work in pain from my illness. Sometimes I blame my illnesses for my lack of courage to go out and be unique and creative.
Thanks for the boost and reminding me that my body, with all it’s flaws, is part of what makes me unique!
I heart you!
Sandra
Perfect timing, I REALLY needed this today – I found out that I’ve been badmouthed over the way I dress and am behind my back.. So thank you, this helps me to remember the important stuff, and not care about the rest! Thanks <3
THANK YOU GALA!
Bam, slap in the face. Thanks for this awesome reminder!
Love,
Annieke from Holland
beautiful message.
Best post ever. Thank you so much Gala.
I just woke up to this and I think I’m going to have a smile on my face for the rest of the day. Thank you so much, Gala! :) Sometimes us girls forget how special we are and all it takes is just a little reminder like this to set us straight again. You are wonderful. ♥
xoxox
Thank you for the lovely reminder.
I love you Gala!
This is why I love you and your blog so much. It’s a beautiful gift of fabulous thoughts and positivity energy all coming my way and the way of other non-pareils. Thank you for this ;)
Have you been reading my diary or something?
You are a gift
I’ve been having a really crappy few weeks, full of intense back to school stress. Thank you. This made me feel so much better.
Aww Gala! Thanks for posting this.. Just what I needed to reassure myself that I should simply be myself. You’re the greatest!
x mwahugs x
Best post ever! Thank you!
thinksimplenow.com/happiness/t…
Woman, you are wonderful!
Loving this mantra-style reminder, Gala! Where is it from, or did you write it yourself?!
x
Just as I finished reading this, someone signed on with the name “Remember those lines”.
I find it oddly appropriate (:
Thank you for this, it made me smile.
Amazing! just what i needed :)
Thank you !
thank you Gala!
:D
This is exactly what i needed. Thank you so much.
Thank you so, so much, Gala.
i’m sticking this on my vision board along with a photo of myself (which is what mike dooley reminded me to do yesterday via notes from the universe!!)
Aw, the Universe is speaking to me through Gala Darling. It was a much-needed reminder, something that I should probably be reminded everyday.
Thank you Miss Darling. :)
This is pretty much what I try to tell my friends, even though they don’t believe me yet, but it will happen someday! It must be amazing for you to make such an obvious difference in peoples lives.
Thank you so much xo
Awww, thanks. I think everyone needs to hear that sometimes.
this entry came at a good time. because lately i have been comparing myself alot to the people around me.
sometimes it is hard to accept who you are but your words i will definetly try to embrace, because you are right. i am unique and different and so is everyone.
Much needed reminder! Curing insecurity with just a few words, loves it :)
xoxo
You just made my day.
thank you gala
and i love each and every one of you
You have no idea how much I needed to hear this.
Thank you. I needed that more than I realised.
Thanks Gala! You have no idea how much I needed this first thing this morning!
Love, Kisses and Happiest Wishes…
thank-you
Your timing could not possibly be any better.
Thanks Gala. x
I needed that, thanks.
Thank you, I really needed that this week. Remember it’s all true for you as well! xoxo
Owh.
This made me ache.
Which makes me thing I desperately needed it.
Thank you.
Wow. Talk about perfect timing!
Oh, and i just recently discovered you Gala!
You are incredible.
Thank you for this, Gala. I needed it.
Just like so many others that commented, today was sucking… then I read this and I feel so much better. Thank you Gala, you are truly inspiring!
You do enough. You have enough. You are enough.
I remember you writing this in an article on eating disorders (I think?), & I remember thinking it was one of the most wonderfully comforting things I had ever read. & I still do, seeing it again now. :)
Seems like a lot of girls needed this today – add me to that list! We probably need it most days. Thank you so much for saying it. It’s true even if it isn’t said, but sometimes it needs to be put out there like this. :)
Perfect timing.
sometimes we just need to hear things like that….as girls, we should say this to ourselves and all our female friends, keep it in mind, not forget it and truly honestly believe it.
because to tell the truth, as comforting as it sounds, i know alot of people will still have a majorly difficult time believing it….and that’s probably why we need it, huh?
it probably is.
add me too! lovely reminder.
This made me smile. Because I, surprisingly, believe what I read. Even the littlest bit of belief is important.
Thank you Gala.
The world delights in your presence. So very true dear!!
May I ask who wrote these?
thanks gala, i really needed to hear that right now.
especially when you go to an all girls catholic high school. :\
thank you darling!
Lily — I did! If it was by someone else, I would say so :>
It is wonderful to read this and then see the comments section just explode. We aren’t all alone in our feelings of ‘but if only I was like her…or if only I had…’ I think that is the biggest thing I will take from this. We all feel insecure at one point or another and we all do wish we were someone else but, as another comment said, there is someone out there wishing they were us.
I have tacked this onto my inspiration pin up board and I’m going to go outside today and be fabulous.
Thank you Gala!
Thank you. Absolutely fabulous!!!
i love you! such positivity is inspiring.
We love YOU, Gala!
....my, what a perfect thing to read just before going to bed…
I love your attitude :)
same theory can be applyed to dudes
I love this! Thank you so much Gala. You give such great advice.
Thank you Gala… Even though I have become more comfortable with myself as I have gotten older, I really appreciate this little reminder and will keep it in a safe place for days when I am not being myself.
xoxo
Gala, this is pretty much exactly what i needed to hear at his point in time. I’ve been pretty hard on myself lately because of my weight and looks, and feeling like I was less than most other girls (especially my best friend, who is GORGEOUS) because of it. You’ve given me the confidence to go ahead and make a decision I’ve really needed to make; getting out of a very very bad relationship before it’s too late, and feeling like I finally deserve the absolute saint of a man who’s been there for me all along, even with all the shit I’ve put him through. Thanks so much.
Wow. Just when I thought I couldn’t be a bigger fan of Gala Darling, you put out something like this.
Absolutely wonderful!!! : D
This is wonderful. You are wonderful. Thank you.
oh, so lovely!
xx
Thanks so much Gala. This came @ a much-needed time of my life. Seems that many others feel the same way too. Thanks once again :)
Thank you Gala, I’ve been having a really hard time viewing myself. & I think a lot of people go through that at some point of life. (: xxx
this is exactly what i needed to hear right now.
it seems i am not alone.
thank you
I needed to hear this so much right now.
Thank you for being you, Gala.
well said Gala :)
Gala, that was beautiful.
Obviously so many girls needed to hear that, and having that come from someone so looked-up to means a lot, to us all.
Thank you, so very much.
Love Eleanor
That is just what i needed to read! It’s so easy especially in this www day and age to get caught up in others image and feel like you’ve come up short. Thank you for the message, it was exactly what i needed :D x
Thank you SO much for this, Gala!
I had a terrible day yesterday when a bitter person told me she thought I wasn’t worth sh*t and that I didn’t deserve living without fear a single day. I felt heartbroken. Your reminder just lifted my spirits again. Thanks, girl, thanks so much!
Sentiments as deep as this can sometimes sound empty or meaningless – but not when you write them. You mean what you’re saying; everything you wrote here bubbles with empathy, making it so much more personal and believable. Thank you so much, and not just for this post, but for everything you do. You brighten my days :)
Thank you SO much for this, Gala! Just what I needed.
♥
Ditto to pretty much everyone; this is exactly what i needed.
Since i got a boyfriend i’ve been comparing myself to other girls, their personalities, their boobs, their clothes…even though i know my boy loves me.
Thankyou GD
MUCH LOVE.
Thank you Gala! I’m going to pin that up somewhere in my room! =D xoxo
I’m going to sound like a broken record but it doesn’t matter….this was just what I needed to hear!
On to the office wall it goes…..
Thanks Gala :)
Thank you so much. It cannot be said often enough, and just this morning I contemplated how I have gone from “I’m just me and that’s never been enough” to “I’m me and that’s enough”, and how happy and balanced I feel. But also how difficult it still is to accept this, and not constantly feel guilty for not being good enough.
Of course I changed my life completely in the last two months, I have moved to a different country, I’ve started my first proper job, everything is new. And yet, for the first time in my life, I am not afraid of other people and I feel capable and responsible without doubting myself. It’s like, just with taking this step, I’ve suddenly come into my own and become the person I was always meant to be.
And still I need reminders like this to realize that yes, it’s ok now. I’m fine, now. And I might still have flaws, and I might still be overweight and feel self-conscious because of that, but it doesn’t define me, it shouldn’t define me, and I do have a chance at happiness despite all the ingrained self-doubts I have because of that.
Thanks for spelling it out for me.
This is a real mood booster Gala, all I could think was ‘How Lovely’. This is getting prime position on the wall:)
♥♥♥ Thank you beautiful Gala! This is now printed and on my mirror to read each and every morning ♥♥♥
I’m in tears. Thank you so much for posting this…
peace
Wow I so much needed this kind of boost ! The first sentences really hit it, but the last one left me a strange feeling : “We all love you very much” !!? Who ? Who knows me enough ? Sorry but that seemed too much to be taken for granted.
Anyway that’s my problem ;o) and it was still a fabulous idea to give us some more strength in the middle of the week, thank you ! I discovered this blog just a few days ago and I love it !
Thank you. Everyone needs a reminder of this now and then.
Thank you Gala.
Your blog was the first thing I checked this morning, and this was truly a wonderful little affirmation to wake up to.
Love it love it LOVE IT.
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Pare shared this, and it’s just so odd that it’s something that should obviously be said and that everyone should know, but it kind of smacked me in the face, you know? Like: I should know this about myself. Everyone should. But we don’t, because we’re constantly comparing ourselves and finding ourselves wanting. Thanks for this.
thanks! just what i needed.
Aw that made my day! Thanks for that little bit of inspiration.
Thank you so much. Im crying right now because I do this almost everyday. Im in college right now and I find myself comparing myself to my roommate on the daily. I needed this, thank you Ill try to stop.
i just printed that and i’m putting it on the fridge so i can see it all of the time.
This – esp the key phrase “You do enough… etc” – sounds an awful lot like Sark to me. Coincidence?
im a theatre and dance major right now and the past few days i have felt like i should reconsider because having a career in the performing arts seems slightly silly and far fetched because there are a lot of people that are “better” than i am.
but
im glad i stumbled on this post because it reminded me that i have so much time to improve and i love what i am doing and that i have a “unique twist of talents, perspectives and beauty”
thank you :)
a gentle reminder that is true to its meaning.
a reminder that comes Exactly @ the right time – I’m having FINAL Exams sobs..sobs..
aw, that really did help
thanks so much etc
Exactly when I needed it, as usual.
THANKYOU=)
thankyou. today is “one of those days” and this made me feel so much better. great reminder! we are all beautiful and amazing.
“If you compare yourselves to others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself” ~ Desiderata
I’m really, really glad I discovered your blog, gala!
hugs and kisses from manila!
thank you so so much for that. that made me cry tears of gratefulness.
I am so printing this out. And setting it as my desktop. And reading it everyday.
Thanks gala, you rule!
Xoxo
thank you thank you thank you. you have no idea how much i (and many other girls) needed this. i am printing it out and putting it in all my mirrors, near my bed, next to my computer. i hope you know what an impact just these words can have on girls like me.
wow, this is beautiful. and the picture is beautiful.
thank you for saying this.
and with love back to you!
You’re so right =]
i honestly find a model body totally overrated. i have one and when i try on some clothes they are either far too low or flat when they need curves. its stupid i find. and plus there is a girl at my selective girls school and she’s seriously PERFECT. a grades in everything, one of the most popular girls in the whole damn school, not just my year, top at every single sport except swimming and short distance running and its really disheartening to sit next to her, seeing as im one of its used to be good, not any more though, students. i feel like an ant. i really needed this. its near half yearlies i thought i was going to fail the Big Three. if i like anything i have its my looks and fashion sense, social life is bad. 3rd group in 2 years. this one better last. but yeah. even the possibly perfect one has some confidence problems. what IS with humanity?
Thank you for this – I hope one day to believe you.
only gala darling could inspire me this much.
you’re awesome, gala!
xox
Gala you are wonderful! Thank-you for this post :D
I think I’ve commented on this before but still…
My parents always inadvertently taught me to compare myself to others. They didn’t mean to. When I told them what I wanted to do when they’re older they both said “that’ll be hard there are millions of people out there better than you” and that happened with a lot of things. I do compare myself to people and it’s disheartening and makes me sad. I hope some day I can stop.
wow those girls in that picture are so much prettier than I am.