To start off let me just say that sometimes the build up of schoolwork, maintaining friend relationships and extra activity is not easy, especially when someone else is watching your every move until you mess up. I feel that every little flaw shouldn't matter to people. But with that every one of our little flaws shouldn't matter to us. Because if I say that my hair looks terrible today that automatically gives everyone else the permission to talk about it.
At our age we all have confidence issues. And in order to see the true beauty in ourselves we need to look at others virtues first. Think of five good things about yourself. Than about someone who you care about that are NOT sarcastic (sarcasm is our enemy in this case) and then think of five good things about someone you may not get along with. Don't even let yourself think the negative things you want. I feel like whenever I feed the fire, the outcome is always worse. Whenever I want the negative to rule out the positive I never consider the other persons feelings and I become more caught up in others flaws. I am not one for gossiping but even the little I do really puts a large weight on my shoulders and no matter how true it may be it NEVER brings ANYONE including myself ANY happiness in the end. It may be satisfactory for that one small minuet you do it, but it becomes a heavy burden when it breaks your confidence and shatters what's left of your self esteem. It is never ever ever worth the drama or the pain.
So I have decided that for my challenge if you chose to accept, Tal and I are gonna kill the gossip chain with kindness, and no matter how much it may scare us to stand up for what is right, we can do it knowing the outcome will be better for everyone.
-Ash
