We don’t really have to scale heights or dig deep to find extraordinary people. They are amongst us – the person sitting next you in a crowded bus maybe, or the friend of a friend whose update showed up on your Facebook timeline, or the name above yours on a library book card or maybe a certain artist whose pictures were deleted by Instagram . Or maybe just the reflection in your mirror.

It just takes one little stroke – to be what you are. And to remain so. Rupi Kaur , artist and spoken word performer, showed us all that it is one of the easiest and yet the most difficult thing to be. But all falls in place when you stay true like that and embrace your true self.

Quite an online storm was created when the following picture she posted was removed by Instagram for violating ‘Community Guidelines’. Rupi’s response was applauded by the entire Internet.

Here are a few gems from the artist, in no particular order.

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Oct 8, 2015 at 5:18pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Oct 5, 2015 at 4:56pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 29, 2015 at 7:23pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 24, 2015 at 5:26pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 22, 2015 at 7:03pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 20, 2015 at 6:25pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 16, 2015 at 7:31pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 13, 2015 at 12:16pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 8, 2015 at 8:10pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 6, 2015 at 7:14pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 4, 2015 at 6:47pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Aug 23, 2015 at 7:03pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Aug 18, 2015 at 6:55pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Aug 12, 2015 at 7:01pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Aug 6, 2015 at 7:15pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Aug 4, 2015 at 7:56pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jul 10, 2015 at 8:21am PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jun 25, 2015 at 12:27pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jun 17, 2015 at 6:19pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jun 15, 2015 at 6:18pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on May 21, 2015 at 9:00pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on May 19, 2015 at 7:03pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on May 1, 2015 at 5:13pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Apr 8, 2015 at 9:49pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Apr 6, 2015 at 7:19pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Apr 3, 2015 at 2:13pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Mar 14, 2015 at 7:27pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Mar 8, 2015 at 9:30am PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Mar 2, 2015 at 9:20pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Feb 21, 2015 at 5:08pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Feb 6, 2015 at 3:53pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jan 20, 2015 at 9:38pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jan 18, 2015 at 7:39pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jan 14, 2015 at 8:06pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jan 12, 2015 at 9:41pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jan 5, 2015 at 7:15pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Dec 17, 2014 at 5:41pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Dec 14, 2014 at 7:35pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Dec 11, 2014 at 7:14pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Dec 6, 2014 at 6:20pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Nov 27, 2014 at 7:53pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Nov 24, 2014 at 6:50pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Nov 20, 2014 at 6:00pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Nov 16, 2014 at 8:48pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Nov 10, 2014 at 8:35pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Nov 4, 2014 at 6:03pm PST

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Oct 29, 2014 at 6:55pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Oct 26, 2014 at 7:29pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Oct 15, 2014 at 6:56pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 30, 2014 at 6:56pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Sep 14, 2014 at 6:53pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jul 20, 2014 at 9:17am PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jul 14, 2014 at 7:16pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jun 15, 2014 at 7:15pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on Jun 5, 2014 at 6:25pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on May 29, 2014 at 7:25pm PDT

A photo posted by rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) on May 11, 2014 at 10:42am PDT