“Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.” -Oprah Winfrey

Adrienne Scott
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readMar 19, 2021

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Although, I’m sure a million other people have said something akin to that as well. Here’s a question no one asked: “is anything actually original?” Whether we admit it or not, all of our thoughts and actions are influenced by something or someone, indirectly or directly.

You see something, hear something, do something, and somewhere in the deep, dark corner of your mind, it finds a place to sit, and sit there it does until you need it again.

The longer that “thing” sits in the corner, the more integrated it is with your brain. And when the time comes for it to come out of hiding, it can’t because it’s a part of you now.

That’s why you should surround yourself with people who will not only lift you higher but will influence positivity and not negativity.

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Adrienne Scott
The Shortform

I’m a mom who’s children and husband are her muses. I love writing about parenthood, relationships, tech, or whatever else I’m curious about.