individualism.....

Individualism

the pursuit of individual rather than common or collective interests; egoism.

Like the generations of teenagers before me, I spent time trying to be someone I was not. I made it a point to try to fit in and blend in with the crowd. No matter how hard I tried, it couldn't be done. I was always gonna be myself and I finally got to a point in my life where that was fine for me. Being an individual was what worked ( I wish I had found this out sooner) for me.

There are many ways to explain individualism:

1. Belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence.
2. Acts or an act based on this belief.
3. A doctrine advocating freedom from government regulation in the pursuit of a person's economic goals.
4. A doctrine holding that the interests of the individual should take precedence over the interests of the state or social group.
5. The quality of being an individual; individuality.
6. An individual characteristic; a quirk.

We are living in a society were young kids are killing themselves because they are so afraid to be labled as "diffrent". They learn how to hate themselves because they don't fit the status quo. It's sad because they don't see the importance of not fitting in. They way I see it, we are all a crayon in God's  great big crayon box. Earth is his coloring book. Why would He make you the same color as the next or last person He's creating?

If a person won't accept you for who you really are, have a Jay-Z state of mind and move "On to the next". There are millions of people in the United States and there are billions, trillions, of people all around the world. The people in your neigborhood, at your school, even at your church don't really matter at all. They are not the end all to be all! Life is not about caring what others think about you or say about you. God already has his opinion about you and that is the only opinion that should really matter.

Stay you no matter what! Let the other fish swim in their class....