First Post! - What i learned from RYLA

First I'd like to tell you all about this camp that i went to this month. It was the most eye opening experience of my life. Everything the counselors talked about or gave advice about really made me a better person. I came back happier, and so much more prepared to take on the world. Or at least i feel like i am. This camp was called RYLA and im gonna do my best to do it justice.

The most important thing i learned is that everyone has a story. Ya know those bad days where you think no one could possinly underatand what your going through and that you have such an awful life and you end up having a pity party for one? Everyone has those days. Everyone goes through some kind of hardship that makes them feel like their world is crumbling in on them. So i learned to stop feeling so bad for myself, and i learned to start doing something about it. If there is something going wrong, do what you can do make the hard times just a little easier. And encourage others to do the same. Being proactivw will not only improve the ending of this chapter in your life, but it will distract you and give you something else to focus your brain on.

Also, i expanded my vocabulary. i learned the word "moxy". Or, "to have an attitude of fearlessness in everyday circumstances". It means that instead of thinking that your world is over and there is nothing you can do anymore, reach into yourself and be the fearless human being that you've always wanted to be. As sarah bareilles says in her song "brave", "Say what you wanna say And let the words fall out" because being honest, brave, and confident is the best thing you can be. Find your inner moxy.

Lastly, i thought that i had accepted who i was, what i looked like, and how i was living my life before i went to ryla. Turns out i was wrong. I had a very false sense of security with myself. I wasnt truly happy, nor did i wholy and honestly love myself. But then i went to ryla. I made friends with people in less than a week. No one cared what i looked like, and no one judged eachother. Everything i had to say was respectex, and taken into consideration. Sure it was a leadership camp, but what it taught me was that i am truly valuable and so is everyone else in the world. You dont have to be best friends with everyone, but you do have to respect everyone else and take their opinions into consideration. If you look in the mirror and say "i dont care what anyone thinks of me", you're lying to yourself. Because everyone cares what other people have to say. What you can look in the mirror and say is "i love myself, and thats all that matters."

So with that thought, i'll sign out for the night. Just remember, if you learn to love yourself, others will soon learn to love you just as much. Also, you are beautiful, amazing, and most importantly you are you. No one, not even your worst enemy, can take that away from you.

Goodnight!

Intro to my blog!

So i guess introduction is in order here. Hi, my name is christine and I have this problem. I want to help EVERYONE. So this blog is a place for me to post advice, share my opinions, and tell my stories that will hopefully help anyone reading them. Enjoy!