“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

It’s Okay Not To Fit In

Written By Grace Atherton on November 25, 2023

~Inspired by those who are continually growing and trying more and more everyday not to fit in. ~

Kindness doesn’t fit into meanness,

Innovation doesn’t fit into status quo,

Goodness doesn’t fit into gossip,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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Leaders don’t fit into followers,

Action doesn’t fit into complacency,

Love doesn’t fit into fear or perversion,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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Creativity doesn’t fit into a box,

Choosing happiness doesn’t fit into misery,

Playfulness doesn’t fit into seriousness,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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Forgiveness doesn’t fit into grudges,

Truth doesn’t fit into a lie,

A new take doesn’t fit into a mistake,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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Strong confidence doesn’t fit into shame,

Your history doesn’t fit into future chapters,

Your past doesn’t fit into your new dream,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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A candle doesn’t fit in the dark,

A geyser doesn’t fit underground,

An eagle doesn’t fit below the storm,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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The spaces and places you don’t fit (when you are genuinely trying to be a good person) are less about people and more about what you contain. 

So don’t dim your light. 

Feel free to flow in your giftings and purpose and do not hide them below the surface. 

Rise above life’s storms. 

It’s okay not to fit in.

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It’s the “not fitting in” that brings light,

It’s the “not fitting in” that brings relief in the heat of life,

It’s the “not fitting in” that defies the odds to rise above,

It’s okay not to fit in.

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Maybe you see a world from a lighter perspective,

That is what brings social change.

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Maybe you see a world that gets above ground,

That is what it took to break the sound barrier.

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Maybe you see a world that can rise and reach outer space,

That is what it took to fly a man to the moon and beyond.

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It’s okay, in fact it’s more than okay not to fit in when you are “making the world a better place!”