You are you, be proud.

Recently, I've been thinking about who I am, and what I stand for.

I am, a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, an auntie, a cousin, a niece, a friend. I  am a University student,  I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I am a teacher to my peers, I am a teacher to children.

I am proud of who I am, I am proud of what I have achieved, and I am proud of what I stand for.

I'm not better than anyone else, I don't really have any talents that I can share with anyone, I'm not a cleaver person, I'm not the loudest person, but I'm not too shy either, but this is me, and I'm proud of this.

I don't fit that picture that the world has of people, my hair isn't perfect, I don't have a size zero figure, and my clothes aren't the same as most people's, but that doesn't matter, why would I want to be the same as everyone else?

I hate the way the world makes people feel, it makes people feel like they aren't good enough to achieve what they want, they don't look the same, so they don't fit in, or they are ugly.

We were all made to be different, if we all looked and acted the same, imagine how boring the world would be?

It is sometimes easier said than done, but we need to be proud of who we are, and what stand for. We need to stop thinking we have to fit this 'perfect' view of people, because no one is perfect.

We need to remember that we have each other for help when we are down, and we need to remember that we are loved.

I am lucky to know that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God, this makes me happy, this makes me proud of who I am. I know I'm not perfect, I'm a long way from it, but I'm trying to be the best that I can, and I'm proud of this.

The reason I wrote this post is because reading other people's blogs, and chatting with people has made me realise we can all feel this, it can come in forms of loneliness, or feeling worthless, and like no one cares. But I care, and other people care.

I don't really know who reads these posts, if any one does, and I know not everyone shares my religion, but I thought I'd finish with one of my favourite scriptures...

"Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God." - Doctrine and Covenants 18:10

So when you feel like no one cares, remember He does.

Be Strong. Be true. Be you.

But most of all, try to be happy.