Eileen Lamb

“Be the one who cares.
Be the one who’s vulnerable and proud of it.
Be the one who takes a chance on openness, even while knowing how sharp the pain can be.
Be the one who forgives—the one who understands that our mistakes make us humans.
Be the one who’d rather be wrong and kind than mean and trying to be right.
Be the one who dares to be different, who seeks to know themselves.
Be the one who shows up, the one who gives second chances.
Be the one who lives unapologetically and authentically, without fear of judgement.
Be the one who listens to their heart.
Be the one who doesn’t take the little things others do for granted.
Be the one who hears “I need you” behind their friends’ “I’m good.”
Be the one for those who need you, but above all else, do it for you.
Be the one who works to be the best one they can be—the one who’s not defined by others’ judgment.
Be the one who takes the box they’ve been put in and kicks down all the walls.
Be uncool.
Be too cool.
Be quiet.
Be loud.
Be soft, be kind, be brave.
Be the one.
Be you.”
― Eileen Lamb, Be The One