Sky Sailing

 

 

Hai.  The weather's finally getting warmer.  I have the today off until 8 when I go into Whitey's.  You guys should come visit.  Anyway, so far it's been a good April.  I haven't been pranked ridiculously by anyone, so that's good.

Also, I recently discovered Sky Sailing.  It popped up on Pandora and I was like, "Wait, this sounds like Owl City."  It is.  -_____-  I'm ecstatic now after finally getting my computer to run without BSOD'ing on me after five minutes.

So, I think this is something we all struggle with: being us.  In this world, it's so easy to get lost in other people's lives.  They say pictures speak a thousand words.  These days, most girls take a picture of practically everything.  One of my friends has like almost two thousand pictures of herself on her Facebook.  It's insanity.

Social media makes it so possible to explore other people's lives and their lifestyles.  It enables you catch glimpses of new things and explore... well... without end.

I feel like because of it--whether you're a big Pinterest fan, a Facebooker, or if you still use MySpace--it leaves the door wide open to insecurity.  I know a lot of girls compare themselves to other girls and think, "Oh wow, she's so pretty in this picture, I wish I looked like that."  And guys do the same, except we're just trying to share better memes.  I know my girlfriend spends a lot of time on Pinterest.  She likes to pin hairstyles, cool crafts, or things she wants to do someday.

The problem that arises is people become afraid to be them.  I mean, the entire purpose of Twitter (which I never use) seems to be to trend, right?  You're supposed to #hashtag something that everyone else finds appealing or, well, that trends, and then you get more followers.  And I think that our generation is the first to actually actively try to gain followers.  #FollowMe

I think everyone can mostly agree that the biggest source of self-esteem issues come from looks or comparisons of each other's relationships with each other.  Back in elementary school, I was that dorky little kid with glasses who sucked at sports.  Wait.  I don't know if that's changed.  Eh.

Anyway...

I was always envious of the guys that had lots of friends or the ones who got picked before me when we picked teams (which was practically everyone).  Now, it's escalated.  Some people find themselves jealous of the girl who has like 2300 friends or who gets a hundred likes per profile picture.  Some people get on Facebook to compare themselves to others instead of connecting.

I guess all I'm saying is that sometimes these things we find ourselves so dependent on kill our self-esteem.  We lose our individuality and try to become part of the in-crowd or easiest accepted.

So, all I want to tell you is that you shouldn't be afraid to be you.  So what if someone disagrees with you on whether Han Solo shot first or not? If they wanna fight it out in a series of comments on some Star Wars meme, so be it.  And if everyone disagrees with you, who cares?

Don't be afraid to be you.  If any of you know me personally, you might know that if I talk to you regularly, or if I make an attempt to, I  suppose, grow a relationship with you, it's because it's you.  I don't try to talk to you because you've got a pretty smile or you're good at Battlefield 3 or League of Legends; I talk to you because I enjoy you.

And yes, we might disagree or not have the same favorite whatever and you just might hate my entire blog, but I wouldn't want you to change anything about you to appeal to me more; you're beautiful just the way you are... said Bruno Mars.  Actually, check out this cover.  It's pretty boss.

Bruno's got it right, it seems.  Let him sing to you.  Or let Boyce Avenue sing to you.

Don't let this world get you down and thinking that you need to change so others will like you more, accept you, or so you'll fit in.  Comparing or thinking if you were more like anyone else except Jesus  will make you happy is not the way to go about necessarily being happy.  Don't waste your time wishing for something more or something better.  Make the best out of what you have, and see the good in it.

Look, I walk this world missing an eye.  I was thinking about it the other day.  I was trying to imagine what it'd be like if I had another eye.  Like two eyes.  Like "normal" people, right?  I just sat there in bed and tried to picture it.  But I couldn't.  Because that's just who I am.  I know this world with one eye.  Like to see anything to my right, I have to turn my head all the way.  Er.

I suppose I could stay up all night and ponder that, then probably mope because I know I'm not going to be like the 99% of people who have two eyeballs.  But I decided, hey, you guys can't take your eye out and throw it at someone.  Anyway.

I think you see where I'm getting with that.  We all have our own individual gifts, talents, and qualities that make us unique and special.  I know you've been coached that by teachers, counselors, parents--whoever--since you were born, but seriously; it's true.

I think the fact that I have a glass eye makes me unique and I'm just happy with that.  I'm not resentful towards others.  I choose not to see it as a flaw or a negative thing, but an extraordinary trait.

And I suppose that drags us into this bit "it's all how you look at it" discussion about half empty and half full cups.

I choose to be the half full kinda guy, and I choose to find the positive in everything.  Even if you have more friends than I do on Facebook.  I'm happy with who I am.

So, today, tell a few people you care about that you appreciate who they are or whatever, and boost their self-esteem.  Then direct them to read this post.  "Be yourself.  Everyone else is taken."  :] Thanks for stopping in.  :) Have a nice day.

Random video of the day: This video really tested my patience... it was just too slow.  It's really cool.  But it's too slow. -___-