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Emily's avatar

So strange how much i needed to read this and i didn’t even know it. Thank you!

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Emmanuel Gil Martinez's avatar

this is one of the first pieces i’ve read in substack, i joined yesterday. and this made me feel so at home. your words have so much power, i’m teary eyed at work.

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Emily's avatar

Is it possible to be cool while being yourself?

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Lumi's avatar

Wow! This was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this and thank you for being you!

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Hannah Cao's avatar

thanks so much for reading <3

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Kendall's avatar

This made my day I feel so heard

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Em's avatar

why yearn to be cool when you can be WARM ☀️ beautifully relatable piece!

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Im Writer-nim's avatar

Being you is cool! 😎

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9 9's avatar

This almost made me cry. So beautiful <3

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Hannah Cao's avatar

thank you for reading 🥹

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Diya's avatar

Needed to hear this today. Thankyou:)

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Hannah Cao's avatar

I'm so glad it came to you at the right time <3

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hailee bella's avatar

“The world of cool is a world of mirrors: it demands reflection, imitation, and the careful curation of an image that fits someone else’s mould.” this line stuck out to me so much.

the truest lesson in life to learn is how cool it is to be authentic! and i think this writing is very cool and authentic, so you’re already succeeding :)

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Hannah Cao's avatar

thank you so much for reading 🤍🤍🤍

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Syd777✨'s avatar

I needed to read this today 💕 thank you

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me's avatar

Another little thing is i think we all tend to forget that everyones definition of cool is diffrent i find people who are true to themselfs and arent afriad to show it are very cool and daring not everybody thinks the same

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Hannah Cao's avatar

yes!!!

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Veronica's avatar

Thank you for this post! You put my thoughts into words in a way I didn’t think was possible. Social media and college made me feel like I was doing everything wrong because I wasn’t trying to project a phony image of myself to others. I love my boring, peaceful little life

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Helena Poe's avatar

Beautifully put.

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wissam’s diary's avatar

Thank you I needed this

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