(Page 1) Let me ask you something, what inspires you? What excites you? I know being mean doesn't make you feel good, and I know you're better than that, and while I don't actually know you, I still believe in you. Let's think about what would give you true confidence, and allow it to make you better, bigger, stronger- a better athlete, a better student, a better singer, a better daughter. I'm going to share something with you. When we feel insecure, we bully. When we feel bad about ourselves we temporarily lift our spirits up by beating down others, and the only way to stop that is to find what actually makes us feel beautiful, smart, strong, healthy, and whole. I love how opinionated you are. Opinions are great, they build character, they develop the mind, but ONLY when they are based on facts. And as you get older, you'll see that your energy and opinions are valuable, and when you are fulfilled, secure, complete, and confident you'll use them to benefit you, not deplete you. Your mind is so powerful, so creative. For example, look at what you've done in this situation. You've used your imagination to create stories about people you don't even know, with such passion, such detail, you actually believe them to be true. THAT is how powerful your mind is. So, imagine what would happen if you decided to do something positive, something to change the world, to help someone, to change laws, to move mountains. With that amount of energy you could do anything! Idolizing someone you don't know is great, as it has only positive effects. It inspires you. It gives you something to look up to, someone to look up to. Hate does nothing for your soul. You don't grow. You actually shut yourself off from learning, from opportunities, your body literally shuts down. You become addicted to it. You become even more insecure. So let me ask you again, what makes you feel good? Let's focus on that. BE the generation that changed the world. BE the generation that broke the cycle of girls competing with one another, bringing each other down, pinning girls against each other. For what? What do you gain from that? (Page 1) A photo posted by Nikki Reed (@iamnikkireed) on Jul 26, 2015 at 9:59am PDT
(Page 2) Look inside for a second. Validation? No, only temporary feelings of superiority that come crashing down when your conscience kicks in and tells you you're being mean, you're being a bully, and deflates you. It's a viscous cycle because you're mean when you feel bad about yourself but yet you feel bad about yourself after you're mean. So let's break that cycle. Imagine what we could do, together, if we refocused all of that amazing energy and channeled it into something impactful. BE the girl who is strong enough to stand on her own and stop the bullying. Stand tall. BE curious, use that powerful mind of yours for something good. I don't know you but you seem like a bright, beautiful young lady. Show the world your colors. Don't fill yourself up with the false validation and temporary excitement you feel from putting other girls down. Lift them up and then you'll find you are actually lifting yourself up to. It's that simple. So let's find what makes you soar, Let's do it together. Love Nikki A photo posted by Nikki Reed (@iamnikkireed) on Jul 26, 2015 at 10:00am PDT
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