I ran across this song, and I just had to post it on here. As she says when describing the song "We all have moments in our life when we feel like we're not good enough, and there's always going to be people who want to change you and make you someone else. This song is all about being who you are and screw all the people who want to change you"
A great song to add to your "feel good" playlist :)
"Because I am lovely, just the way that I am"
Showing posts with label be yourself. Show all posts
Showing posts with label be yourself. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Back To School: Be Yourself!
Be yourself, embrace your flaws, and hold your head high! You, yes YOU are beautiful inside and out. Now go have an awesome first day of school :)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Rising Above The Media's Influence
Constantly as teens, and even as adults, we are being bombarded with billboards, magazines, and tv shows that portray flawless skin, never a hair going in the wrong direction, and size 00 waists. Therefore, we want to live up to these standards and look just like the people we look up to in these magazines and on tv shows. But the truth is, NO ONE actually looks like this without hours spent on hair and makeup, and days spent photo enhancing. Now unless you have a magic Photoshop tool that allows you to do this in daily life, achieving the image you see in magazines is impossible :)
At the same time of being bombarded with flawless looks, we are being given a false image that sex, drugs, and alcohol are encouraged and ok. Not a day goes by that a celeb isn't plastered on the front of a magazine, or on the homepage of the internet for doing something illegal, and very few tv shows portray the real repercussions of our actions for smoking, drinking, or having sex as a teen.
So what can we do to make a change? Well we obviously can't and have no way to stop the photo enhancing and what is on tv, but what we CAN do is not let it affect us. Not give into to the peer pressure to look like unrealistic sized models, or the pressure to drink and have sex at a young age.
Next time you see a model in a magazine, try and imagine what you think they might really look like without the photo enhancement. It's not to say that we should all stop watching tv and/or reading magazines because we all have our guilty pleasures right? ;) But instead of letting it influence how you think you should look or act, don't give into the false image! Don't let anything, or anyone, influence you to be anything other than who you want to be.
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." ~Judy Garland
At the same time of being bombarded with flawless looks, we are being given a false image that sex, drugs, and alcohol are encouraged and ok. Not a day goes by that a celeb isn't plastered on the front of a magazine, or on the homepage of the internet for doing something illegal, and very few tv shows portray the real repercussions of our actions for smoking, drinking, or having sex as a teen.
So what can we do to make a change? Well we obviously can't and have no way to stop the photo enhancing and what is on tv, but what we CAN do is not let it affect us. Not give into to the peer pressure to look like unrealistic sized models, or the pressure to drink and have sex at a young age.
Next time you see a model in a magazine, try and imagine what you think they might really look like without the photo enhancement. It's not to say that we should all stop watching tv and/or reading magazines because we all have our guilty pleasures right? ;) But instead of letting it influence how you think you should look or act, don't give into the false image! Don't let anything, or anyone, influence you to be anything other than who you want to be.
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." ~Judy Garland
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Self Esteem & Confidence Tips
It’s easy to lose confidence in yourself or get low self esteem sometimes, but here are some tips that can help!
Make a “happy” playlist:
Make a playlist of your favorite songs that make you happy. Try and choose songs that have encouraging lyrics! When your having a down day turn on this playlist! Try not to listen to depressing songs all the time either, this puts you in a down mood.
Make a compliment list:
Make a list of all of the things you like about yourself, then tape it or hang it up somewhere that you will see it everyday! The best place to hang it is somewhere that you will see it before leaving your house for school in the morning (The bathroom mirror is actually a great place!)
Compliments instead of insults!
Replace personal insults with compliments or one of the things from you list ^^. Sometimes it becomes a habit to insult yourself without realizing your doing it. Try and break the habit by replacing any insults with a compliment or something you like about yourself!
Don’t doubt you who are
Always stay true to who you are and don’t doubt that. Don’t second guess who you are based on what others think!
Hang out with good people
Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself and compliment you. Don’t waste your time on those who make you feel bad or make you lose confidence in yourself!
Take care of YOU
Remember to take care of yourself, and sometimes a little pampering doesn’t hurt! ;) Take bubble baths, eat chocolate occasionally, wear lotion that smells good, write in a journal, etc!
Make a “happy” playlist:
Make a playlist of your favorite songs that make you happy. Try and choose songs that have encouraging lyrics! When your having a down day turn on this playlist! Try not to listen to depressing songs all the time either, this puts you in a down mood.
Make a compliment list:
Make a list of all of the things you like about yourself, then tape it or hang it up somewhere that you will see it everyday! The best place to hang it is somewhere that you will see it before leaving your house for school in the morning (The bathroom mirror is actually a great place!)
Compliments instead of insults!
Replace personal insults with compliments or one of the things from you list ^^. Sometimes it becomes a habit to insult yourself without realizing your doing it. Try and break the habit by replacing any insults with a compliment or something you like about yourself!
Don’t doubt you who are
Always stay true to who you are and don’t doubt that. Don’t second guess who you are based on what others think!
Hang out with good people
Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself and compliment you. Don’t waste your time on those who make you feel bad or make you lose confidence in yourself!
Take care of YOU
Remember to take care of yourself, and sometimes a little pampering doesn’t hurt! ;) Take bubble baths, eat chocolate occasionally, wear lotion that smells good, write in a journal, etc!
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