A repost of one of my favorite blog posts ever. Because awesome is awesome. Ever had those days where you feel completely un-awesome? I do. I look around at my messy house, my riotous children (my youngest was running laps at the frozen yogurt place today), my hair in a bun for the fourth straight day, and I feel un-awesome.

It's easy to feel awesome when things are great, but it's during those other times that we need to remind ourselves what awesomeness really isn't and is.

Awesomeness isn't a perfectly clean house, perfectly obedient children, homemade meals every night made while we wear pearls and an apron in the kitchen. It isn't the size of our pants, the color of our skin or hair, or the length of our nails. Awesomeness can't be measured by money or things.

So, what is awesome, then? 

These things are Awesome: love, gratitude, forgiveness, kindness, mercy, empathy, humility, patience, sacrifice, service, and love (yes, I said it twice, because love is doubly awesome).

I'm not perfect at anything on this list, but I've got pieces of them in me. And these pieces join together to create something beautiful, something awesome. And He made you Awesome, too. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. They don't know you like He does. He knows who you are and what you can accomplish.

​On the days that you might be feeling un-awesome, don't think about it too much. Just remember that. He knows you're awesome, because He made you that way. You don't have to be everything to be awesome. The word isn't allsome for a reason. It's awesome . . . like you.
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​Now, go forward, with a smile on your face (mustache optional) and Just. Be. Awesome. And remember, we are pretty much at the top of the Awesome Meter. And the Awesome Meter never lies.