During this she has such a hard time but, she persevered through it because she had enough self confidence to know that the bullies were the ones who were insecure. “But over the years I’ve learned that is you stay positive; you can make it through anything” (64). Jenn has gone to many tough times in her life and so have all of us. Everyone has had a time where they were bullied, or lost self confidence, but she always goes back to the point that being happy can help you through anything. Even if you can’t manage a smile on your face all the time, just always believe in your self. “But in order to be happy you can’t depend on other people’s positive feedback; you have to have validation from within” (71). Jenn is trying to express that even though it feels nice when people give you complements, you can’t rely on that to keep you happy. You have to give validation to your self. For example if you take a picture of yourself, don’t rely on other people to determine wither you like it or not. If you have enough confidence you can like it no matter what other people
During this she has such a hard time but, she persevered through it because she had enough self confidence to know that the bullies were the ones who were insecure. “But over the years I’ve learned that is you stay positive; you can make it through anything” (64). Jenn has gone to many tough times in her life and so have all of us. Everyone has had a time where they were bullied, or lost self confidence, but she always goes back to the point that being happy can help you through anything. Even if you can’t manage a smile on your face all the time, just always believe in your self. “But in order to be happy you can’t depend on other people’s positive feedback; you have to have validation from within” (71). Jenn is trying to express that even though it feels nice when people give you complements, you can’t rely on that to keep you happy. You have to give validation to your self. For example if you take a picture of yourself, don’t rely on other people to determine wither you like it or not. If you have enough confidence you can like it no matter what other people