2015,
As I read the quote, it hit me. The importance of being comfortable and confident with oneself. It's so important for everyone to feel good about themselves and shouldn't have to rely on anyone else calling you beautiful or handsome. You should know your worth.
I've recently began to feel more confident about myself. I'm beginning to like my skills and talents, and understanding that I can't do everything. You may be able to draw, sing, act, dance, play an instrument, and others can solve equations, create experiments, and understand physics. Truth is, everyone is individually and specially made. So it's okay if you can't do something someone else can do, because you have the ability to do something different. I believe that we're all here for a purpose. Be it to learn, create, spread, and inspire… we all have our own purpose. Why waste our time trying to be someone else?
I encourage you: be YOU. If you're trying to gain confidence, write down all the things you know you're good at and remember it. Write down what you can't do and something you wish you could do, then try it out. If you can't do it, the it's totally fine. At least you tried and did your best. If you're trying to feel good about your body, forget about what society says. We can't please everyone. Dress up or dress down, work out or don't work out, just be okay that you look different and unique because you're SUPPOSED TO LOOK DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE. And if you don't feel confident today, then do something that makes you feel confident.
Remember: You're your own person. No one else can be you or do what you can do. Stop comparing yourself to others. Forget about what society and media says about"what you're supposed to look like." They're all false. You're supposed to look like you! Be the best possible version of yourself because no one can take you away from you.
BE-a-YOU-tiful Days
Hey everyone!
On Sunday, I woke up and felt really good. Felt good about myself and felt good about my day. I've started working out and eating healthy again, and I think that making small changes in my daily routine have affected my outlook on my days and on myself positively. I went to service and decided to dress myself up. I liked my outfit and afterwards, I got home and thought to myself, "You look nice why waste a good outfit?" I hit up my friend and we decided to hang out.
We grabbed lunch at a diner, walked around the neighborhood, and we talked (a lot). We spent a lot of our time talking and hitting up the cool stores around the neighborhood. I wasn't really focusing on taking photos but I did remember to take some pictures for my Snapchat story.
After grabbing lunch, we hit up this cool record story and they had a variety of records. We spent time looking through old records and new ones (I did find interesting stuff and wrote down some artists I'm going to listen to when I want to listen to new music). Down the block we saw this really cute and chic garden, and at the back was a spice store. Everything had this chic atmosphere surrounding the store. Not to mention that the placed smelled so sweet and spicy!
It got hot walking around and my friend wanted something cold so we decided to grab gelato at the local store. I got my favorite (Mint Chip) and decided to try the Mascarpone and Cinnamon with Basil. The Mascarpone and Cinnamon with Basil sounded interesting when I saw the label but decided to get it because it had my favorite- cinnamon. When I tried it, it was delicious!!
I am aware how bad my photos look but it was taken rather quickly and I wasn't really focused on taking "good" photos since it was only for my Snapchat. I apologize!!
As we began finishing our gelato, a lot of families were entering the store and the place began to get really crowded. We threw away our trash and began to start up our walk again. We resumed hitting up the stories and entering the small boutiques spread out throughout the neighborhood. A lot of the small boutiques sold really unique style and vintage clothes.
After a couple of hours walking, talking, and looking at random knick knacks we got tired and decided something to drink. One of favorite places to grab coffee or tea was right around the corner so we walked towards the coffee shop. He got a coffee and I got iced tea. The flavor that I wanted ran out so the barista gave me another tea drink. It was just as delicious as my favorite one. However, the barista felt bad that my order was changed so he gave it to me free of charge. He was so sweet!!
We grabbed a table outside and as I sat down drinking my tea, I thought to myself, "This is beautiful." The outside was surrounded with flowers and plants, the sun was shining down at us, and I had a delicious drink. I wish I took some more pictures because the time of the day was just beautiful. I love moments that feels so right. You have nature and a good drink- take a look around you and notice the beautiful things.
As we walked towards my car, I decided last minute that I wanted an outfit of the day (OOTD) photo.
My friend has never had to take an OOTD pic before so I had to teach him the basics about lighting, focusing, and timing. It took a while but he was able to get some pictures.
Here's my OOTD:
When I got home, I looked at some of the photos and was extremely proud of my friend. They turned out well (I think). Then I went on my tumblr and decided to scroll through my feed. Then saw this quote: “Respect your uniqueness and drop comparison. Relax into your being.”
I've recently began to feel more confident about myself. I'm beginning to like my skills and talents, and understanding that I can't do everything. You may be able to draw, sing, act, dance, play an instrument, and others can solve equations, create experiments, and understand physics. Truth is, everyone is individually and specially made. So it's okay if you can't do something someone else can do, because you have the ability to do something different. I believe that we're all here for a purpose. Be it to learn, create, spread, and inspire… we all have our own purpose. Why waste our time trying to be someone else?
I encourage you: be YOU. If you're trying to gain confidence, write down all the things you know you're good at and remember it. Write down what you can't do and something you wish you could do, then try it out. If you can't do it, the it's totally fine. At least you tried and did your best. If you're trying to feel good about your body, forget about what society says. We can't please everyone. Dress up or dress down, work out or don't work out, just be okay that you look different and unique because you're SUPPOSED TO LOOK DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE. And if you don't feel confident today, then do something that makes you feel confident.
Remember: You're your own person. No one else can be you or do what you can do. Stop comparing yourself to others. Forget about what society and media says about
Have a BEaYOUtiful day,
xoxo -Mira
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