I've always been the type of person who wants to please everybody, but I can tell you right now that it isn't achievable. There are always going to be people that you're not going to get on with. I can remember even back in middle school there was this one girl that just disliked me, even though I stayed well out of her way and did everything I could to stay on her good side. Whoever I was friends with - she had to be better friends with them, she always had to be one step above me. I can remember times when she even made people turn against me for no particular reason. But it was at that point that I realised it isn't worth wasting time trying to make people like you and that turning into somebody fake just to be friends with people is ridiculous.
Sometimes I can be oblivious to how my actions or words affect people because I don't like being criticised and without thinking about the consequences I'll give back whatever is thrown at me. But I've learnt you have to stand up for yourself because nobody else is going to fight your corner for you. I accept that you can't win everybody over and some people will always seem against you - whatever you do to try and persuade them otherwise. So my advice is just be yourself, it sounds so cliche but it's the best advice anybody could have given to me back then. Don't let low comments get you down because the chances are they hardly know you anyway. If they turn people against you, let those people walk away, I promise you they aren't worth the trouble.
"Keep your head up, keep your heart strong, keep your mind set."
Laura.
Song: Don't Hold Your Breath by Nicole Scherzinger
