Hey Ginny,
I recently went back into my old Livejournal account from high school (yikes). It's weird revisiting that time in my life where I was all over the place. I was called weird quite often. I was hyper and did "random" things to people. Hahah. True story. But I embraced it. I still do but in different ways now.
Things I was reminded from looking at old journal entries:
Be silly and don't care what others think.
Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's hands. Because they'll drop it like it's hot.
Be more outgoing and just more out there.
Have wild moments to thrive in every once in a while.
Be even more weird. Yes, it's possible.
And I even found some pictures too. Sure, I'll post 'em for you.
How about a photo journey? xD
I was a hyper ball of silliness.
But another part of me dealt with teenage angst. I went through so many emotions and trials as a young person. I wrote dark poems and songs in a notebook I carried everyday. Fitting in didn't really occur, but...
I knew I stood out. I guess it started in middle school when I was bullied (I mean, who wasn't though). I finally stood up to those insecure brats. I realized I needed to embrace and love myself for who I was. I embraced the "weirdness" that grew to become
me. This picture is a lot of me.... with braces. Haha!
And in high school I had a lot of fun being me. I wasn't afraid to show it. Sure, I was called weird a lot. Heck, even goth one year. LOL. But that simply wasn't true. I didn't stick with one label because that was not who I was.
And I met people who weren't pretending to be anyone other than themselves.
We were silly together! And had lots of fun and didn't care what anyone else said or thought.
I found people that I really connected with and went past the small world of high school. They're still my dear friends. <3
I'm still the same person who loves art, nature and animals, to have fun, to goof around, to dance like a fool, and to do other "weird" things that made me who I am.
What I took away from my experiences is...
Never apologize for being you!
