This blog post came from feeling inspired after watching an
episode of Girl Meets World on Netflix. Yes I am 22 and watch that show, but it
makes me feel nostalgic of my childhood with Boy Meets World. haha. This
episode was all about Maya finding herself again because she had lost who she
was, but luckily she had an amazing best friend to help her find herself again
and remind her of who she truly is.
We all have those moments where we forget who we are, and I
think it happens a few times in our life. Sometimes these periods last longer
than others, but it happens. Luckily I feel like most find themselves again.
This idea of forgetting who you are, is part of the reason why we have 2 of our
5 keys; Comfort in Your Own Skin and Good Friends Vs. Bad Friends.
Comfort in Your Own Skin
Sometimes people forget who they are because they are not
comfortable in their own skin, but let’s join together and change that! Just
like Riley kept saying to Maya in Girl Meets World, “The world already has a
Riley, it needs a Maya too. The world needs a Riley and a Maya.” The same is
true for each one of us! The world needs one of you, just like it needs one of
me!! I want to encourage all of our sparklers to make a list of why the world
needs one of them! Here is my personal list for some ideas:
·
The world needs someone who is loving of all
different kinds of people
·
The world needs someone who get excited about
history
·
The world needs someone who goes out of their
way to help a friend
·
The world needs someone who finds humor in the
smallest and dumbest things
·
The world needs someone who is passionate about
making a change
·
The world needs someone who is sensitive to the
feelings and desires of those around them
·
The world needs someone who isn’t afraid to turn
the world into what they need it to be
During this past SWAD I posted a video being honest about my
most recent struggle with self-worth and I think in a way I had lost who I was.
Luckily that is one of my many times where my friends helped me get back on
course to remind me of who I was. If I just look back on just that struggle, I
realize I have SO MANY people who love me and want me to be Ciara, because they
love who Ciara is. Many friends from home were checking on me and reminding me
how great I am. I am thankful for the daily text from people like Marissa and
Brandi doing just that and making sure that Ciara was becoming Ciara again. I
am thankful for my college friends who let me cry and vent to them.
I am
thankful for my cousins for letting me hide at their place, being there ASAP at
any weak moment, and for doing any ridiculous request I made in order to help
contribute to making me feel better or distract me. I am thankful for my best
friend sending me such a heartfelt text in a moment where I didn’t want to be
Ciara anymore.
In those moments where you feel good and like yourself, work on
finding and maintaining your friendships that will be there when you forget who
you. Sometimes those who love us know us better than we know ourselves and can
guide us back to being the best version of ourselves. That is what a true
friend is, and Riley did just that for Maya in this Girl Meets World Episode.
As I have mentioned, it is normal to lose yourself every now
and then, but what matters is that you find yourself again. Work on being
comfortable in your own skin and on figuring out who your good and bad friends
are so when you do stray away from your true self, you can find yourself again.
When you exit out of this blog post I hope you make your list of why the world
needs one of you!
With Love,
Ciara Ann
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