Here’s another edition of the Thursday Evening Post. 🌞

I was listening to the radio, and I recognized the beginning to a song to that I hadn’t heard in AGES.

When I looked to see what the song was, I saw that I was listening to the OLDIES station! 🤣🤣🤣

I was so shocked! I heard this song growing up, and now it’s considered an oldie! 😂

What was the song?

It was Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle.”

Lyrics:

Hey, don’t write yourself off yet
It’s only in your head, you feel left out
Or looked down on
Just try your best
Try everything you can
And don’t you worry what they tell themselves
When you’re away
It just takes some time
Little girl, you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything’ll be just fine
Everything, everything’ll be alright, alright
Hey, you know they’re all the same
You know you’re doing better on your own (on your own)
So don’t buy in
Live right now
Yeah, just be yourself
It doesn’t matter if it’s good enough (good enough)
For someone else
It just takes some time
Little girl, you’re in the middle of the ride
And everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything’ll be alright, alright
It just takes some time
Little girl, you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything’ll be just fine
Everything, everything’ll be alright, alright
Hey, don’t write yourself off yet
It’s only in your head, you feel left out (feel left out)
Or looked down on
Just do your best (just do your best)
Do everything you can (do everything you can)
And don’t you worry what their bitter hearts (bitter hearts)
Are gonna say
It just takes some time
Little girl, you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything’ll be just fine
Everything, everything’ll be alright, alright
It just takes some time
Little girl, you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything’ll be just fine
Everything, everything’ll be alright

I had never seen the official music video before, and I was SO SURPRISED to see a bunch of people at a party in their UNDERWEAR! 🤣

The song has an AMAZING message! BE YOURSELF! 💚

I love these lines:

Hey, you know they’re all the same
You know you’re doing better on your own (on your own)
So don’t buy in

I remember feeling the pressure from peers when I was growing up to look, speak, act, etc. a certain way.

No, thank you!

I just wanted to be ME! 😁

Can you relate to those lines in the song? Have you ever changed yourself for someone?

I also love these lines:

Live right now
Yeah, just be yourself
It doesn’t matter if it’s good enough (good enough)
For someone else

Your life is NOW! Do what you do because you love it! Be who you are because you love yourself! ❤️

What kind of life do you live if you change yourself for other people?

Walk away from those who don’t accept you!

EMBRACE who you are! 💜

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