“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and does who matter don’t mind.”
- Dr Seuss
Confidence. I think a lot of people lack this in life and often sit there thinking what other people are going to be judging about them. All you really have to do is step back and think, why do these people matter? I lacked confidence, and I still probably do. It’s kind of a hard thing for me.
I don’t feel okay to just start singing in front of people I don’t know because my voice is that crap. But mainly, I don’t feel okay if I’m not wearing any makeup. It shouldn’t be like that. It’s not about your outer beauty, it’s about the inner and if you have a good heart people will love you for it.
Admit it, would you rather like a girl with gorgeous face and everything as your heart but then she doesn’t care about you and she’s just ugly from the inside or would you like a friend who is pretty but her inside personality is amazing.
Never listen to what people say. Their opinions don’t matter, and they never should. If someone tells you that you’re pretty, be grateful but don’t let that get stuck in your head. If someone tells you that you’re ugly, thank them for the compliment anyway. Let them know, that it didn’t affect you that you said that no matter how much it may have hurt. Because what they said doesn’t matter. Let them say what they want. You’re beautiful in your own way.
Sometimes we are own worst enemies. We look in the mirror and pick out what’s wrong with us. For once, why don’t you look in the mirror and see what you like about yourself. Whether it’s your personality, hair, and eyes – whatever it is. You have to look at the bright side.
Pressure to be perfect. Have you ever compared yourself to someone else? I’ve often just gone to school and looked at another person and say wow, she’s so pretty. It doesn’t matter who is pretty; it’s about YOU and who you are.
There are so many mean girls out there that will bring you down. They will comment, laugh and do whatever they can to make you feel like crap. This is going to sound stupid, but ignore them and hold your head up high. The more you let them know it doesn’t affect you, the more they’ll learn to shut up.
If you cry, run away or whatever they will know that this is hurting you. It’s tearing you down. To be honest, what I used to do was just stand there and just get on with what I was doing pretending that I couldn’t even hear what they were saying. I mean, when you sit there just completely not even listening to them they will realise you seriously are not bothered and will leave you alone.
It’s true, and it’s happened.
Doesn’t it ever make you feel like shit when you are trying your best in school, and you are trying to achieve the best grades you can – and all your parents can tell you is you could have gotten a higher grade. It just puts on the pressure to be perfect in school.
One thing you have to remember is that NO ONE is perfect, and no one can be. No one can say who is perfect, and who is not. You are going to make mistakes in life, you are going to trip over but what you have to remember is that you can pick yourself up again and learn from those mistakes.
Life is too short to live in the past, live the moment and make the most of it. Make every minute of your day memorable to look back on, and to smile to.
- Saff
