Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Emerson's words apply to everyday life. Everyone should have individuality, but constantly being put down and manipulated is difficult to get back up from. Everyone is told to just be themselves, but then they are told to change, only to be judged either way.
Everyone is always told to be themselves, or to be unique. In my case, my personality really bloomed when I approached middle school. Since then, it has always been the same and it has always defined who I am. I would say I am hyper about 95 percent of the time. When I get on a roll, there is absolutely no stopping me. Then there is the fact that I am a very touchy feely person. No matter what the relationship is with someone, I will always end up getting in their bubble. If I like them, I simply just go right up and give them a hug. When it comes to my close family that I always pick with, I usually just run up to them and punch them or jump on their backs. It never comes as a surprise though, seeing as that is just me. My filter also …show more content…
It could be their style, their attitude, or in my case, their personality. I was so tired of hearing people complain about me, that I performed a short experiment during my freshman year. People said that I needed to calm down and quit acting like a wild banshee all of the time, so I did. I hardly ever let anyone know if I was mad, and I always acted cool and collected. I was rarely hyper; I spent most of my time reading and just chilling. No matter who I was around or who talked about me, I always focused on the good in people. Although judging people is a specialty of mine, I stopped. Along with all of that, I used my filter. As hard as it was, I kept my mouth shut and held my tongue. I felt like everyone was pushing me to change, and nobody should ever feel that
Everyone is always told to be themselves, or to be unique. In my case, my personality really bloomed when I approached middle school. Since then, it has always been the same and it has always defined who I am. I would say I am hyper about 95 percent of the time. When I get on a roll, there is absolutely no stopping me. Then there is the fact that I am a very touchy feely person. No matter what the relationship is with someone, I will always end up getting in their bubble. If I like them, I simply just go right up and give them a hug. When it comes to my close family that I always pick with, I usually just run up to them and punch them or jump on their backs. It never comes as a surprise though, seeing as that is just me. My filter also …show more content…
It could be their style, their attitude, or in my case, their personality. I was so tired of hearing people complain about me, that I performed a short experiment during my freshman year. People said that I needed to calm down and quit acting like a wild banshee all of the time, so I did. I hardly ever let anyone know if I was mad, and I always acted cool and collected. I was rarely hyper; I spent most of my time reading and just chilling. No matter who I was around or who talked about me, I always focused on the good in people. Although judging people is a specialty of mine, I stopped. Along with all of that, I used my filter. As hard as it was, I kept my mouth shut and held my tongue. I felt like everyone was pushing me to change, and nobody should ever feel that