YoungLife Hardships

  I'm sure that most of us have heard the saying "Looks don't matter, it's what's inside that counts". Well do people really believe that, honestly? As much as it's being said that looks aren't important, most of us might still have issues with our physical appearance. And with social media seeing all these celebrities and our favorite influencers it can be hard, because now you look at them and you might think "oh I wish I had her/his body" or "gosh her hair is gorgeous why am I stuck with this". And that might bring you to want to change. I feel that you shouldn't want to change your appearance to look like someone else, if you wanna change, then do it for yourself. If you wanna change from being a brunette to full on blonde then do that, but not coz you wanna copy someone else, coz YOU want a change of scenery. You might feel self-conscious about your looks, it's ok though trust me at times I feel that way too. Just remem...

  For me personally I feel your early and mid teens is always the most straining. You go through so many emotions, changes and adaptations. You leave primary school and now you are in a totally different league. It is all new to you and can be overwhelming at times. You make new friends, learn new things, and see a totally different side of what you knew or thought you knew. However during this time there is also something known as peer pressure, and if you do not know how to handle it, it will swallow you whole leading you into dangerous and seriously contradicting situations. When you are in this stage of you life, I know that it might not always be so easy to say no, because you wanna be in what some would call the "in crowd". Honestly speaking though being safe is much better than being sorry. So what if people think that you are a bore or no fun, that is their opinion but you know deep inside who you are and you don't ever need to show off or prove that to anyone. If...