THE POSITIVITY MINDSET

Our generation is so obsessed with the idea of perfection. Society has consumed us with the thought of how we are meant to be. At first it was skinny, now it's thick. What's next? We are influenced by terms that aren't even real words, such as: Thot, Swag, Ratchet. We look up to celebrities that are addicted to fame, money, and drugs. They taught us quotes such as: 'YOLO' and 'Turn Down For What?'. Lyrics have becomes angrier, raunchier, and discriminating. Is this really role model criteria? All I see in high school is a bunch of people that hate each other, pretending to be friends. It is no longer a place to learn. Instead it's about passing, failing, appearances, and who you surround yourself with. High school is hell. A girl cries, people laugh. She thought she could trust him, and now the whole school has seen her naked. A guy lets a girl know how beautiful she is to him - screenshots, tweets, 100 favorites -  all because he sounded "thirs...

I'm still trying to figure out the type of person I want to be, and it's okay if I don't have everything planned out. People ask me what I plan on doing in the future, and it freaks me out sometimes - how people except you to know exactly what you want to do with your life every step of the way. Sometimes I just want to reply that 'I don't even know what my plans are for the next day, how am I supposed to have the rest of my life planned out at such a young age. I'm still growing up, still figuring out what I want to do in life; and the two most important things I've learned so far is that: It's okay not to have everything figured out all at once, and it's okay to make mistakes - even if people don't approve it's okay and that's all that matters to me :) There will always be someone that just isn't going to be fully satisfied with whatever I plan on doing in life, and I'm learning to not care. Naturally I'm a very helpful a...