Me, MyseLf and I: Be Yourself!

"It hurts to look at yourself in the mirror and hate yourself, look into the mirror and wonder what ever happened to that smile that used to shine so bright. When you look at yourself, you see this version of "you" that your mind has created, someone that has become so distant and cold that nobody wants to be around her. Empty eyes. Fragile bones. The only thing you have left are the lies you tell yourself everyday to survive, lies that have become your painful reality, lies that will swallow you whole and crush your insides, lies that have turned you into someone you never wanted to be.." Congratulations! You're not perfect! It's ridiculous to want to be perfect anyway. But then, everybody's ridiculous sometimes, except perfect people. You know what perfect is? Perfect is not eating or drinking or talking or moving a muscle or making even the teensiest mistake. Perfect is never doing anything wrong - which means never doing anything at all. Perfect is boring! So you're not perfect! Wonderful! Have fun! Eat things that give you bad breath! Trip over your own shoelaces! Laugh! Let somebody else laugh at you! Perfect people never do any of those things. All they do is sit around and sip weak tea and think about how perfect they are. But they're really not one-hundred-percent perfect anyway. You should see them when they get the hiccups! Phooey! Who needs 'em? You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week.

Do you ever get that feeling where you don't want to talk to anybody? You don't want to smile and you don't want to fake being happy. But at the same time you don't know exactly what's wrong either. There isn't a way to explain it to someone who doesn't already understand. If you could want anything in the world it would be to be alone. People have stopped being comforting and being along never was. At least when you're alone no one will constantly ask you what is wrong and there isn't anyone who won't take 'I don't know' for an answer. You feel the way you do just because. You hope the feeling will pass soon and that you will be able to be yourself again, but until then all you can do is wait.

Forget what you heard, recognize what you see. I know you heard the rumors... now here's the real me
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else
there are plenty of reasons to hate me. i just don't want people to hate me because of half-truths, partical truths, and rumors

You have every right to say what you want about me, and I have every right not to give a rat’s ass

The only thing I regret about high school is not doing all the things I heard I did

At times I wish I could change the past...but sometimes the past changes you

"Never regret anything because at some point, you wanted it."

What I say and what I feel are 2 entirely different things. That's just the way I am

I wasn’t born with enough middle fingers to let you know how I feel

It's better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.
When you judge someone it doesn’t define who they are it defines who you are.
I never apologize for saying what I feel. That's like saying sorry for being real.
"This is who I am. Nobody said you had to like it."

I’m sorry if you don’t like me I’m sorry if you think I suck but most of all I’m sorry, I don’t give a fuck

"I never wanted to be different; I just wanted to be me.”

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself

You can love me, hate me, resent me, respect me, but you have to accept me for me, because that’s all ill ever be

The best feeling in the world is doing something everyone said you couldn’t

“Just be yourself,
and if people don’t like it,
well fuck them,"
= PARIS HILTON

The real challenge is to be nobody but myself in a world which is doing its best to make me like everybody else

I’m not a perfect girl. My hair doesn't always stay in place
and I spill a lot of things. I’m pretty clumsy && sometimes I
have a broken heart </3 my friends && I sometimes fight and
maybe some days nothing goes right. But when I think about
it and I take a step back.. I remember how amazing my life
truly is and that maybe, just maybe - I like being imperfect.

I’m not gunna get drunk to please the crowd
I'm not gunna be a slut and sleep around
I'm gunna say what I think and say it loud
I'm gunna say what I believe & I'm gunna stand proud
I'm gunna be me, no matter who I'm around..

"Be who you are and say what you want, for those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind"

listen to what people say when they are mad, that is when the truth comes out

If you don't like my words, don't listen. If you don't like my appearance, don't look. If you don't like my actions, turn your head; It's as simple as that

When I was four they tried to test my IQ. They showed me a picture of three oranges and a pear. They asked me which one is different and does not belong, they taught me different was wrong

People always say you should be yourself. Like 'yourself' is this definite thing...like a toaster or something. Like you can know what it is even...But every so often, I'll have like, a moment, when just being myself, in my life, right where I am, is like...enough

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.

You can make whatever you want out of YOUR life, but first you have to not be afraid to try

Worry about your character and not your reputation, because your character is who you are, and your reputation is only what people think of you.

Cling to your imperfections... They're what makes you unique

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