Pride rock; Freedom!

Pride.
It's something we grow up with. Yet it's something that we don't care about 'till we're old enough to understand what it actually means. It's something we witness the swallowing of almost every day.
Bite your tongue = Swallow your pride.
I've bitten my cheek before to save me from screwing everything up.
Pride. What is it really?
To me, pride means to love yourself. As you are. It's to be proud of everything you stand for. It means to be proud of every aspect of you, and only you. You can take pride in other people, be proud of things they've done.
But in the end pride comes down to Y-O-U. It's how YOU feel about yourself.
Me? I'm proud of everything I've ever done. Every mistake I've ever made, everything thought I've ever developed.
I live with no regrets.
Sure, there's a few things i would like to change, but i don't regret doing them. I don't regret them actually happening.
Everything that's ever happened in my life has contributed to making me the amazing (mature) person i am today (including every single imperfection about me).
This year, i truly discovered what pride is.
To me, Pride is simply being content with yourself exactly the way you are. No matter what. You get to be proud of yourself. For being YOU, through thick in thin. In this modern day, it's easy to lose yourself amongst the crowds, and sometimes you do. But stick it through and in the end, you discover who you really are and what you can be if you just see that you are PERFECT.
Nothing needs to change about you as long as YOU see the perfection in your own heart, mind and soul.
However, there is a difference between being proud, and cocky.
Being proud, you love yourself, being cocky is flaunting it in ever way possible.
Keep in mind, that with pride, comes a whole new aspect of respect. Don't let yourself get cocky with your pride,(otherwise you might just end up in the dumpster behind your school)
Understand that in society, EVERYTHING YOU DO IS JUDGED. And you can't change that. So simply walk around with your head held high in that way that lets everyone know, I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM. And if someone tries to mess with you, simply laugh at them. They don't deserve the time of day if they're going to judge you, without even knowing you. And you're already content with who you are, you don't need anyone trying to change that. It's hard enough to get to that content state anyways. But gladly it's not impossible.
Pride. Acquire it.
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12 day left! EEEP.
School starts in simply TWELVE days! And I'm so excited!! A new school that's truly fit for someone like me.
Photography and Vocals are the two electives i'm hoping to take! This school, with so many people i love, will hopefully allow me to strive socially, academically, and just become an all around better student/person.
It's a new(ish) start for me and i'm gonna utilize it. I can't wait.
Summer has actually started to bore me. These days that i spend hours and hours on the xbox, tend to get a little old.
I've seen every movie i own about a thousand times, and anyone i truly want to hang with is out of town, or i've already seen them enough. (I tend to get tired of being around some people after a while)
So I'm looking forward to a new school, with some new people, new teachers...AH! Everything is changing there c: And i absolutely LOVE it. I'm so happy.
But these endless two months leading up to this wondrous school which beckons me constantly, have become quite the bore.
Suddenly, i find myself wishing for these twelve days to go by faster, so i don't have to suffer in these houses anymore ~for i might go insane~
Finally, FREEDOM.
I'm gonna walk into this school, with my head held high, and take anything and everything life throws at me this year.
I'm prepared <3 br="br">For.
I.
Am.
PROUD.



Quote:
~"...and look into these eyes of love, with eyes of love..." ~ Anonymous.