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Comparison is Pointless

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 Comparison is Pointless Photo by Thiago Matos I'm still working on this myself. I'm still learning. I still compare a lot. But I'm trying to stop.  I used to compare how I was when I was younger to how my little sister is now at that age. I would compare and try to be trendy, aesthetic, and "catch up." To know all the stuff, to have all the stuff. The right outfits, the right makeup, the right accessories, the right styles.  I was really upset about the fact that my mom's rules are inconsistent. I had to wait 'till sophomore year when my mom finally lets me use makeup, and now my sister can get it so soon. And I was always left out cuz I wasn't allowed to text my classmates in 8th grade, and my sister's in group chats talking to people she's never met when she's in 7th. I was tired of waiting. Tired of being left behind.  On the car one afternoon, going to dance class, I finally got the guts to complain to my mom about it. At one point she...

Happiness is a Choice

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  Happiness is a Choice Hey there! So I know I haven't really posted in a bit, and I sorta just recreated this website after- like- a year of inactivity, deleting old posts and, well, I guess resurrecting this blog and giving it a new purpose.  Anyways, so for our first post on this newly resurrected blog, I decided to talk about happiness. I'm sure we all want to be somewhat happy, no matter who we are or where we're from. And here I'm simply speaking from my own experience- which isn't much really, having lived for only 15 years- and I'm still learning too on this topic. But I thought I'd share what I learned last year about happiness.  I used to be so afraid. Afraid of losing happiness. Afraid of being lonely. Afraid of being depressed. Afraid of people disliking me. Afraid of losing a friend. I kept chasing happiness. I was plagued by anxiety, stress, and fear. That year I really went through extreme highs and lows, emotionally. Part of it may be caused ...