Narrative Essay On Just Be Myself

Middle school has been some of the hardest years of my life. I was never looked at as popular or cool like everyone else. I desperately wanted to find where I fit. One story called “Just Be Yourself” really shows the struggle of fitting in and the stress of growing up during a rough period in your life. During a rough period in my life I felt completely lost and couldn’t find where I belonged and this story shined a light through the darkness and showed me that fitting in isn’t the most important thing, but being yourself is.

During middle school, I wanted to be seen as popular and to have all the cool things like everyone else had, but the person I wanted to be just wasn’t the real me. In the story, a young girl is struggling with the same thing I am. She is doing all these activities that she doesn’t really care for because she wants to find her place and fit in. I felt the same way and thought if I pretend to be something I'll finally fit in, but I shouldn’t have to have these clothes or be on the cheerleading squad to fit in. I am who I am and that is all that matters. Being yourself is more important than being popular and you should be who you are and not care what anyone thinks.

Middle school was rough because I didn’t play the sports everyone else played. Just like in the story she was doing all these activities and sports for …show more content…
I had a time in my life where I felt as lost as she did and couldn’t find the place I felt like I belonged. I felt like I was lost in the dark and couldn’t find my way to the light. In the story, a quote really popped out to me and made me feel like I wasn’t alone anymore. The quote is “ It takes courage to grow up and become who you are.” - E.E Cummings. This quote makes me feel like I’m not alone anymore and that I don’t have to find my feelings inside because others are feeling the same as