{"id":3055,"date":"2015-04-20T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2015-04-19T17:24:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T00:24:23","slug":"you-are-the-person-you-are-intended-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/you-are-the-person-you-are-intended-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"You are the person you are intended to be . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Do not obsess about flaws and shortcomings. You are the person you are intended to be . . . You were put here for a reason. No one else has your unique talents. No one else sees the world through your eyes and experiences. Be yourself and share with others. No one can tell your story but you.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 B. Lynn Goodwin, &#8220;Celebrate Your Uniqueness.&#8221; Originally posted in <a title=\"B. Lynn Goodwin\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiremetoday.com\/brilliance\/celebrate-your-uniqueness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inspire Me Today<\/a>, January 2, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bookshawl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3057 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bookshawl.jpg\" alt=\"bookshawl\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Note from Marlene:<\/strong> Do not obsess about whether or not you are a writer. If you have something you want to write about . . . simply pull out a chair, sit down and . . . Just write!<\/p>\n<p>Lynn Goodwin is the owner of Writer Advice, <a title=\"Writer Advice\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writeradvice.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.writeradvice.com<\/a>, which is currently holding its 10<sup>th<\/sup> Flash Prose Contest (deadline 4\/21\/15). 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