Little Encouragement

When watching " My So Called Life," today, I realized a lot about myself  and just about others. Angela seems to just be a breathing person, and not even knowing who she truly is. I think in order to find who you are, everyone from some point or another tries different roles or molds in attempt to finding truth. The price you pay for individuality is so much more rather than just going along with what the crowds or what other people are doing. When seeing Angela, I pictured the commercial today that is sponsored by live above the influence. It is about a young man who lets people cloth and toy with his outward appearance to categorize him within a certain group or clique. At the end a whirlwind of people are jumbling around him until he finally holds out his hands  and puts an end to the chaos. The message is so powerful and relates back to a teens life. I realized today I do the far out things I do ( like experiment with haircuts and dyes or wearing something that is very different from people ) not for attention or to be noticed or to have a certain label, but for the simple fact that's its just me. When I die I want to be remembered as the young lady that grew up to be a woman that dared to be unique or went beyond whatever is considered "safe" in society both inside and out. On random my title just popped in my head a couple days ago, and I now see its significants. Dare to be... that perfect in every way person that you are meant to be and don't hold back. Life is too short to worry about what you need to be or think you need to be. Dare to be.. YOU.