I Am Me And That is All I Will Ever Be

I really should be in bed right now but I cannot make myself go to bed. I do have class in the morning and I need to get up early so I can get ready and all of that fun stuff. I wish I did not have a Friday class but this is the way of a college student. I have nothing really funny to say today either which is truly unusual for me. And I am sure you are wondering about the title of this post. It seems like it is a slight about myself but I do not see it that way. I am me and to be honest that is all I ever want to be. I was looking at some of the news articles of Kylie Jenner and her latest comings and goings. I also read article by a mom saying that she would prefer her daughter follow Sadie Robertson as a role model than Kylie Jenner. If I am lucky enough to have a daughter in the future I hope she would be her own role model. I want her to be herself. I would even venture to say I would not her to be like me. There is a lot of wisdom in being your own person. I think that thought comes from what we have been studying in Educational Psychology about self-efficacy. I believe that a lot of people have low self-efficacy and self esteem because they constantly try and follow someone else. On my mouse pad it reads "Be the change you wish to see in the world" -Gandhi. I think I might say be the person you want to see in the world. The best way to have friends is to be one, the best way to get love is give it, the best to earn respect is to show it and the list goes on. Instead of looking for the person you want to be, be that person. And of course an old church "Comparison robs you of contentment." That is a hard learned lesson at our house and it is a daily struggle. So, I guess to sum this post up in a sentence, "You have to do you." Ciao!