Why it's important to Be Yourself!
It is hard. HARD. To Be You. To Be yourself. Especially for girls (I think) in a world where at the click of a button, Instagram and Snapchat open up portals and access to the photos of so many gorgeous girls. You’re constantly measuring yourself up against other people and where they are in their lives. “She’s so pretty. She’s so smart. She’s so clever. She’s so brainy. She’s so witty. She’s so talented. She’s so confident. She’s so special. She’s so glamorous.” *goes to sleep helplessly* And it IS hard to not play the comparison game. Because subconsciously, this constant exposure and intake of media suddenly makes you question ‘Well...should I be doing that?’ ‘Should I be more chatty?’ ‘Perhaps I’m not pretty enough?’ ‘Perhaps I’m not clever enough?’ ‘Should I try harder?’ ‘Am I not good enough if this is the standard for the 21st century?’ But the trap is that we’re comparing everybody’s ‘Front’ with our Realities. On the surface, someone may look a...