IN MY GROWTH ERA ✨🍒
As I’m growing older, I’m starting to realize just the small things in life. And realizing that some things just don’t matter.
1. Being alone is okay - all throughout high school I’ve always strived to have the biggest friend group. But having a big friend group comes with a lot of problem. Now, I’ve realized that having those 5 MAIN friends is just enough.
2. Snapchat isn’t everything - I use to think that if I had a snap score over 1,000 I was the coolest person ever. WRONG! I was literally just talking to random people I’ve never even met. In my growth era, I’ve started unadding people that I no longer talk to. And most importantly unadding people I don’t even know.
3. Drop toxic people - why would I hangout with people that don’t bring value to me? Don’t hangout with people who bring you down, make you feel stupid, etc. They don’t deserve your time and energy, especially if they’re not putting in that time and energy into you.
4. Peoples opinions don’t matter - I use to care about what everyone thought of me. Were they noticing what I was wearing, what my hair looked like? I asked myself do I look cool to these people or if I do this, will I embarrass myself? But then I started realizing that other people care too much about themselves. No one really is too focused on you and if they are THEY’RE JUST JEALOUS!
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