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memyselfandi Me, Myself, and I are us from now on In our lives there is only one person that we really need to learn how to be kind to, care for, rely on, be honest with, and just overall love and respect, and that person is our own self. Then with this knowledge we are capable of sharing all that we have learned with others and giving them the things we want in return. Yet if we never learn how to respect ourselves we end up not experiencing life to the fullest. When one does not know how to appreciate oneself they cannot truly be happy. They begin to get depressed and/or lead their own life to what, according to others, is the path they should take. My experiences only prove the above. From the beginning of my sixth grade to about the time I started high school, I led a life that I had no control over. People can argue that no one can make you do something or act a certain way if you don’t want to but when everyone around you acts a certain way and you have no one else to turn to, you really have no choice. Especially as a teenager it’s not easy to stand up to your peers. All throughout my middle school years I wasn’t very self-confident and I thought that if people didn’t like me and if I didn’t have friends that I really wasn’t worth anything. Therefore my relationship with people I’ve known my entire life began to falter. I stopped caring about the friends that I had since I was young and didn’t even try to keep in touch with them. I had such little respect for myself that I didn’t want anyone around me that cared. Then at the start of my high school years I made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t let others rule my life anymore but after years of acting a certain way its hard to change. I knew inside that I was worth more and better then I gave myself credit for. The summer before my freshman year I spent a month in New Orleans with my family that lives down there. During that time I was able to learn about needs, wants, and myself. Without any of my “friends” around I began to let my real self come out. I learned that I would only be able to stay strong if I was true to myself. So when my freshman year began I did exactly that. I joined the clubs I wanted to, dressed how I wanted to, and listened to the music I wanted to. I became friends with people that let me be myself. People that accepted me for who I really am not who they wanted me to be. Although it was hard at times, I had to start all over again. I lost most of my friends from middle school because we either grew apart or we realized we just weren’t meant to be friends. Then with this new sense of self I began to live a much happier life. I noticed that my relationships with everyone around me improved greatly. The better I thought about myself the better I felt and the more energy I had. I began to have the courage to trust myself, to say what I was thinking and feeling. No longer keeping it bottled up I was able to tell people if I had a problem with something. I was also able to communicate much better to my friends. I was able to listen to what they were telling me and give them advice from personal experiences or from what I at this point thought was right. I no longer said what they wanted me to say but what I though. Because of this honestly with myself and with others my relationships with others became more solid. We knew who we were to each other and that we could trust another. I respected myself and felt more confident and didn’t let people hold me down. At this point in my life I can honestly say that I know the real me. I no longer let my true self stay inside. I have finally come to terms with my self. I have accepted my faults and my strengths. I know that I’m not perfect nor will I ever be, but no one is. I also know that when I meet someone new now that they have to accept me as I am for I will no longer change to please anyone. For in this point in time and until I die, “There is no one but us out under the star-filled, moon-magic sky.” Bibliography:

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