Wins,Losses, and Life :)

"Beneath the makeup and the smile I'm just a girl who wishes for the world."-Marilyn Monroe

We, as people, see, hear, and believe only what we want to see, hear, and believe. It's a natural process of selection. Every second we are bombarded with many types of stimuli in our environment and we make sense of what we can and disregard the rest. However, perhaps we should pay closer attention to what is within and rely less on stereotypes to sort out information. Okay, FYI this blog is not a science lesson, but it should be duly noted that it isn't our fault that we lump people and things into categories, but we should also make an effort to dig deeper.
Miss Monroe is an icon. She was beautiful,talented, and famous, but she also had a brain separate from her fame-very unlike the iconic blonds of this generation(i.e Paris Hilton, Heidi Montag). I, along with many people often appear stronger than we are. We put on a brave face, paste on the smile, and walk confidently into a world we feel very out of place in. We all face intimidation, challenges, and set backs in our daily lives-and we bring forth our shiniest armor and toughest defenses to fight and win our battles. If you've read my previous blogs you'll know I've been through a lot (anorexia, depression) and also conquered a lot (myself) but I wasn't always strong, and in fact the strength I do have now comes from victory in my war against myself. Beneath my makeup and my smile I am just a simple girl doing her best in a world that does its best to break people down. I'm writing this because I want you readers to know that it is normal to make mistakes, judge people, and be ignorant...but it's not normal to make the same mistake twice, use stereotypes to hurt people, and refuse to learn/ be taught. In this world, everyone plays a role,big or small, we all impact each other. Throughout my life I want to have a positive impact and share my knowledge and bring happiness to the lonely soul who feels there is no hope to carry on. We win some-we lose more, but there is ALWAYS hope. :)