Like most people, I spend a fairly good amount of time on the Internet every single day. And just as others, I've got my favorite people and those that I tend to watch on a weekly basis. Though I don't watch her every single week quite as much anymore (don't worry I binge watch to catch up!) I still do find her original and new videos inspirational. Before you judge me on this, let me just say that Jenna Marbles puts out some really great content, and that a lot can be taken from her words.
Okay, so there is the hilarious side of Jenna that is mildly inappropriate and ridiculous. More often than not, she shows off this humor in her YouTube videos, snapchats, twitter etc. But there are a few really great lessons to be learned from some videos, and I'd love to share that with you.
First off, the video that got me hooked her video "How to avoid talking to people you really don't want to talk to." This video, though made out of humor, taught me a thing or two about myself, and it wasn't until I got to college that I realized I had actually taken a lesson out of Jenna's playbook.
This video taught me that I didn't have to pacify anyone by talking to them, when I didn't really want to. More so, I didn't need to try to please others in order to be happy, and that I could confidently walk away from a situation without being rude. I found myself doing this my first year of college, avoiding unwanted situations by (sometimes physically, but also internally) making "the face" at someone. It was great. Truly great.
Next, she taught me that being myself was the single most important thing I could do for myself. Making "the face" was just the start. I have grown so confident in myself that I can do those silly things in public and not feel embarrassed by it at all. Jenna gave her entire personality, flaws and all, to the Internet week after week. We watched her fall in love with Max, and then we watched her find herself again after their split. We've watched her drunk ramblings, and her true inner thoughts. We watched when she wasn't a "perfect" YouTuber. We watched her find herself all over again, and fall in love with Julian and add Peach to the family tree.
Of all of this I mean one thing: Jenna Marbles taught me a lesson in honesty; that being true to ourselves and the people around us is the key to being happy and living a full life. She has been nothing but brutally honest, and has had some amazing opportunities in her lifetime. Also she's used the same intro to her videos THIS WHOLE TIME and I absolutely love that.
So Jenna, keep being yoy and keep inspiring people like me. Thank you.
