On a day to day basis I always ask myself who am I as a person. Now I know this might sound dumb but it's an honest question.
Last week in one of my classes, my professor told the class to write down six words that described who we are as a person. Now let me tell you something, writing down a couple of words that describe who you are is the hardest thing EVER. As I'm sitting there, trying to figure out words that might represent me, I couldn't help but think about what others might describe or think of me as.
Do people think of me as being nice, funny, mean, or annoying? I know I'm not the only one that thinks about this...don't even lie to yourself either. And trust me we are our own biggest critics.
I feel as if so many people are afraid to be themselves in our society today. I know for a fact that sometimes I'm scared to even be myself because I'm afraid of what people might think about me. Lets be honest here, you're probably the same way too. We always want to be the smartest person in our class or the person that everyone likes. But to be completely honest who cares.
Who cares if you're yourself. It's so hard to find original people today in our society. Everyone wants to fit into the status quo. I know that this is really hard to not do, especially if you're in High School or College. Trust me I know this.
I've gotten to a point in my life where the only thing that I care about is what makes me happy. Whether it be hanging out with my friends, making vine references, or doing something that I would never do. The point I'm trying to make here is to be unapologetically you.
Be unapologetically you in all ways possible. Whether it be the way you act or your culture.
Culture. Okay this is something I've struggled with for the longest. It was really hard to accept the fact that many people were not the biggest supporters of my cultural background.
Now don't get me wrong I love my cultural background, but when most people aren't it's pretty hard.
Although, it's taken me a while to accept this, I've finally stopped caring what others think. Being Mexican-American and Samoan is something that makes me, me.
Without these two things, I probably wouldn't be the person I am today.
As my professor told us that we only have a few more minutes to wrap up our thoughts, I was kind of surprised on how I thought of my ownself:
I am hardworking, funny, dedicated, determined, confident, but most importantly I am an unapologetically mixed woman.