Maybe you are like me. Maybe you get caught reading past your bedtime, like me. Maybe you live to write poetry. Maybe you have a bookshelf full of books and yet complain that you have nothing to read.
Maybe you are like her. Maybe you are at your best on the soccer field. Maybe you love to party till dawn. Maybe you get in trouble for wearing cleats to school, and coming back from games with muddy t-shirts.
Or…maybe, you are like no one. Maybe you wear glasses and braces and know more science than anyone in the class. Maybe you are extremely outgoing, but also someone who is called a computer geek. Maybe you love poetry and literature, but also love sports.
My point is, don’t freak out if you don’t fit into any stereotypes.
So what, if you are in the “cool” group, but don’t like wearing make-up? So what, if you love singing, but don’t like some famous singers? And so what, if you are shy?
Next time someone tells you to not be too shy, tell them that Newton, Einstein, and Shakespeare were no social extroverts either…
Look, I am in middle school, and I know the intensity of peer pressure that goes around. I have been forced a hundred times, to stop being so bossy. But guess what? I’m not bossy, I like to think of myself as a leader. If people call you bossy, then so be it! Don’t be mean, don’t be rude or arrogant, but if being “bossy” is how you can get people to do stuff they don’t even like to do, then so be it! Stop caring so much, about what people think of you. Take positive feedback and work towards it, but never, ever change who you are.
If you have a loud pitch, embrace it. If you have long legs, take advantage of it, and kick whoever teases you for your height. (Ok, I’m kidding here…don’t do that) Just…Do what you love, and stop being insecure!
There will always be people, who will criticize and hate, but there will also be a few, who will hold your hand through every step. Focus on the positives, and live life embracing YOUR personality, not trying to be like anyone else.
Be you. You’re amazing, just the way you are. Trust me.
July 16, 2020 at 6:19 am
Wow. It is tough in this world because you are judged by everyone you meet. Your personality and behavior and all sorts of different filters decide which ‘group’ you belong too. You may not even like this but it’s kind of like… how the society accepts you, and that you may not even be you. What I’m saying is that you shouldn’t let people decide where to put you or let their judgment change who you are. Who said we’re not perfect? Nobody can fix a definition for a perfect person. We’re all perfect… in our own way. Like in one of your posts, it’s the imperfections in us that make us perfect. And we should embrace that and be who we are. It’s the desire to ‘fit in’ that changes us. But we don’t realize that we all are born different…why doesn’t everyone look alike (not talking about twins) and have the exact same ideology? Because God decided we would all be different in our own unique way…( even twins have different ideas and thoughts…). And in the end, you can’t even try to run away from being you, because that just wouldn’t be right…it would feel all wrong. The result would be a messed up mind and out-of-control thoughts. Would you really want to take all that trouble? I don’t think so. The world can call a person stupid, too thin,too tall,insecure, jealous, shy or bossy. But all you have to do is ” Focus on the positives, and live life embracing YOUR personality, not trying to be like anyone else.” I find this as invaluable advice. I’m happy with how the way I am. I hope the writer of this post is happy just the way she is…( I’m pretty sure she is.)
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July 15, 2020 at 8:06 am
Reminds me of a quote I read somewhere- “ Be yourself, because everyone else is already taken”. You have beautifully penned this thought. Superbly put , BOSS lady 😁👍🏼
July 12, 2020 at 2:21 pm
Cant agree more,no point trying to change oneself to look good in someone else’s eyes.
Come as you are. Do what you love. Be the best you can be.
July 11, 2020 at 1:19 pm
Can’t agree more, this is liberation. If all of can literally implement this in our life, you are on the spiritual path. God Bless
July 11, 2020 at 11:42 am
👏👏👏 too good…. I was totally hooked. And I also know a girl who was called ‘too bossy’ 😉