I think before, I just kind of blended in with everyone at my school. I never spoke up on my opinion, except around my friends that I felt comfortable with. But then, after listening to that song, I really did cry.
For a long time. Because I realized how much I'd been missing in my life. The feeling of self expression was a void in my existance. Now, I'm bolder with my fashions, with my opinions. I let go of everything that had once held me back - things now that I've learned to embrace, because they make me......well, me. I feel complete now, for one of the first times in my life. And I realize how lucky I am. How much easier my life has become.
Its easier to stop faking yourself and become who you are, beause you'll never know who it is until you let go of that false facade. Once you do, I think it doesn't hit you square in the face and say, "Well, here is who you are, like it or love it!"
I think it is a gradual process that you just one day look back and think, "Wow. Look how far I've come."
I don't believe we ever stop growing as people. We always add to ourselves. So JB has taught me that being an underdog gets you no where, except self pity. I believe in myself now. And thats a big difference from what I used to think.
Because although I may never "change the world," at least I have the power and the confidence too.
