Friday, March 16, 2012

Be The Best You Can Be

I was looking through my twitter the other day and I saw this tweet that stood out to me, it said, "There's so many girls that I look at and think "I wish I was them. They're pretty and got it all going for 'em." #fmylife."
I hate when I see things like this. I understand that people have their insecurities, we all do, but there's no need to wish you were someone else. As we grow up we all have to learn to accept ourselves for who we are because that's all we'll ever be. If I had the chance to talk to this girl, this is what I would say:

 Never wish to be someone else, or judge people by how they look on the outside. Their life may look perfect, and they may act like it's perfect, but I guarantee you it's not. Every single person is going through something in their life and some may have it tougher than others. That girl with the perfect skin, hair, clothes, and personality might be the one suffering from bulimia. That boy that's the football star with the nice sports car might be failing all of his classes and have no future for himself at all. Before you look on the outside and wish you were someone else, think about the things that can happen behind closed doors. Nothing is ever as perfect as it seems.
Remember to appreciate what you have, and who you are. Instead of being jealous of someone, let them become your inspiration. Focus on yourself and trying to become the best person you can be. Maybe one day all your hard work will pay off and you'll look in the mirror and say "I'm glad to be me."


3 comments:

  1. I really like your blog post for this week. It sends such a powerful message to many people. I totally agree with embracing who you are as a person. At times, I find it hard to appreciate who I am and what I have but I know that I wouldn't want to be anyone else. For girls who are going through body image and self esteem issues, what other advice would you give them?

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    1. If I were to give more advice to girls about body image and self esteem issues I would suggest they not look at other girls figures and strive to look just like them because they will never achieve that. Instead, they should strive to be healthy like the person they want to be like, not a replica of them.

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  2. This is so true. Before i realized that being me is the best thing ever, i used to think why is it that i cant be like another girl who has it all. It isnt always about the clothes, friends, or perfect body. Sometimes the best thing is to be who you are and not what others think you should be.

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