I have days where I want to just sit in my room and hide because of how ugly I feel, and people tell me “You’re so pretty” but I don’t feel that way, and I’m not fishing for complements. And truthfully, if I feel like this, then probably you do too. People never realise that I might feel like this, because I’m the girl that’s always making people smile and laugh. Could you imagine me sad? Probably not. Some days I get so upset I want to take days off school because of my lack of confidence. And that was the point when I realised that something was wrong. A lot of people don’t expect me to even think like this because I’m the girl that talks to everybody and walks around with my head held high looking proud, but after a while though, something just happened to make me lower my head. A lot of girls think if they don’t have a boyfriend that they’re ugly and they’ll do a lot of different things to change their body to change their self image which they never should of done in the first place. Everyone is gorgeous just the way they are, and I finally realise that now, don’t lie, you’ve been there. Everybody has. Striving for this ‘image of perfection’ when we were all born one of a kind and perfect in our own way. So recently I realised something, just because 1 person tells you something or a few people doesn’t mean that there aren’t people out there that think your amazing just the way you are, and one of them, including me. I decided to get up off my butt and discovered that the only person who can make me feel better it me, only YOU can change your view on life, so if you think you’re amazing, then you are amazing. Beauty doesn’t come from the outside, it’s comes within, and yeah it took me a while to realise that, but I finally did. And don’t get me wrong, life is hard and there’s going to be things that hold you back and make you feel bad about yourself. I have my own set of issues and even though I may not know you personally, I know you have issues too. Even if there big or small there still issues, and when people make fun of other people that list of issues just gets bigger and bigger, making your head lower and lower. So just remember that everybody goes through different things. You most likely are going through something that’s making you upset right now but what makes you different from anybody else? Because a person that you barely know is going through something too, and they need somebody. You’re probably wishing that you had somebody to help you right now and they are too. Everybody is in the same boat, you AREN’T alone, you may think you are, but your not. Being yourself is the prettiest thing a person can be. I love you all, and please never think you’re anything other then amazing. All my love, crystallized-beaches x