writing prompt 5

i've slacked off on my writing prompts lately. but i'm here to finish what i started. today's is:

"tell about a lesson you learned in middle school"

in middle school. i had like, zero confidence. and i tried REALLY hard to 'be cool'. too hard. and i was just... awkward. and i was scared of boys. 

i was always taller than all the boys, i had crooked teeth and big bushy eyebrows. 

i eventually learned to love myself. and i learned "who cares what other people think about you?" i think every girl eventually realized this at some point or another. 

i also realized that the more i didn't care about what other people thought of me, the more friends i made and the more people wanted to be around me. and i've noticed that in other people too. i don't want to be around people who have no self confidence or self worth. it's sad. 

i also learned to wax my eyebrows and now they're my favorite feature, is that weird? learning how to do my own hair was a good thing too i guess.

i forgot these things i learned a little when i got into high school. i was too scared to ever try out for volleyball or student body office and i regret that more than anything. i'm so glad to see my siblings go out for the things they want and not letting fear get in the way of that.

and i sometimes see it in myself even now. so i'm setting a new goal starting NOW. i'm not going to be scared. i'm going to be me.

i've posted this before but i'm doing it again:

moral of the story: sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching and live like it's heaven on earth.