the most cliche lesson

I just got home from watching the movie D.U.F.F. and while I don’t usually like to watch the popular teen movies with a plot that I could read from the title I decided I’d watch it. It’s like a mini vacation from reality and it’s not difficult to understand because you know whats gonna happen from the moment it starts. 

Now I’m not going to say it was life changing or that I completely guessed it from the beginning but just in case you were wondering, yes, I guessed completely right. What can I say? I have a niche for that sorta thing!  But, I did walk away from it completely satisfied. 

I’ll go over a quick synopsis of it, but basically what happens is there is a girl named, Bianca and she's pretty, but not incredibly breathtaking with a normal person body and very little fashion sense, who realizes that she is a D.U.F.F. Which means: designated ugly fat friend. Her best friends are ultra pretty, model like, and get all the boys. So, Bianca sets out from some help from her neighbour, and oldest friend, who is also the hottest guy in school, (please tell me you know where I’m going with this). Her “friend” helps her find who she truly is and well, I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. 

The part that struck me about it was the fact that she deals with a lot of cyberbullying, and whether I like to admit it or not, I have too. It’s really hard to deal with especially at a time where you’re so emotionally effected by people, and your confidence can shatter in seconds by someones words. But, the thing that struck me about Bianca was her way about it all. She rose the occasion with grace and self respect. 

High school is difficult and honestly life after only gets more challenging. But, the thing about high school is you’re forced to sit, live and learn in the same space as the people who you can’t stand. I’m not going to go in to my high school experience but what I really wanted to say is be true to who you are. Find what you love and stick to it no matter what anyone else thinks. Loving what you love and being who you are is what you do best. No one can take your passion or talent away from you, the only person stopping you from letting who you are shine is you. And be your own best friend.

What does being your own best friend mean? Well, it means being your own best supporter. Tell yourself your beautiful and believe it. Let yourself eat that bag of chips and not regret it but, also try to give yourself the things it needs like vegetables, warm baths and lots of naps. Never stop pushing yourself to be better. These are all lessons I had to learn while I was struggling with finding out who I really was and truth be told sometimes I lose site of who I want to be. But, guess what! THATS OKAY! I’m allowed to cry in to my pillow and sing Fix You by Coldplay in the dark because thats what makes me feel myself again. 

So, on that note even if you're not the prettiest or the smartest, if you're not the most fashionable or the fittest love yourself. Because you owe that to yourself. It's sounds sickeningly cliche but, I can't express how true it is. Allow yourself to screw up and make mistake because you're human gosh darn it. Be you because thats the best you that you can be.