Don't Be Afraid To Be Different

You know what, it's hard to be "normal."

I mean, if you want to be with the "in" crowd, you have to like this certain stuff and do these particular things and just be a cool, awesome, popular person.
There's a lot of stuff hidden in those three categories. Yeah, kinda sounds like a lot of work to me.
So, maybe you should just...not do that. Like, just be yourself and make your own cool, awesome person stuff.
And, sure, that's not easy, but it actually seems a lot easier than being one of the "in" people. I mean, the "in" people aren't always "in" and all that other roller coaster, up and down stuff.
We should just be us. The person we really are. The person on the inside. Maybe that means you're actually the person who loves to sew or loves to invent.

While it's all good and well to be a part of a group of people, I don't think it's that great if those people aren't helping you be the best you.

So just be you. And enjoy it! It's not easy being different but in a way, it's freer. That probably doesn't make sense, let me explain: I don't drink. It's not a big issue for me now, but later in life it may. And people will say that I'm missing out but actually they are. Because I don't drink, I don't have to worry about drinking too much and then driving; I don't have to worry about staying away because if I get too close, I'll drink excessively. I still have to be strong and resist temptations but because I know now that I won't drink, it'll be easier later to turn away.

And that's a difference I can live with.

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be." - Maya Angelou