Hello, my name is Sam. There's a lot that I can say about myself, but if you'd like that then you could always message me and we can have a nice cup of tea together :D
I am not very old, so I might not have too much life experience, but I do like to help people. I know that life often throws unexpected blows at people, but I am so extremely optimistic. Hopefully some of my optimism will rub off on the people to whom I am giving advice. I am happy to help with anything! :)
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At what age do teenagers usually get past basic levels of thought and begin thinking more intellectually?What I mean is...when do they start to form their own opinions,have some idea of what they want out of life,and just generally gain a more adult outlook? (link)
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i dont know about other teenagers but i think that at some point in your life you come to a realization of all that is important and all that is not. this year ive changed dramatically and i can see everything that my parents once told me as being true. i remember thinking "oh my parents suck because they wont let me do stuff....i hate my life.....the world sucks." there was a long period in this year where i was depressed, on the verge of suicide. but then i realized that i had been living my whole life trapped behind a mask that i put up so that i could "fit in". i used to try to be like the so called "popular" girls that dressed a certain way and acted a certain way. i never realyl knew who i was i and i never really fit in anywhere. but one person in my life, my best friend, hurt me so bad that i thought i was gonna die (the whole teenage heartbreak thing). but somehow i learned that i needed to escape from my shell, i needed to break free and become me. once i understood that the only person in the world who could make me happy is me and me alone, i became a new person. now i dont need anyone to tell me how i should dress. i dont need anyone to make me happy. my whole outlook on life has been altered. i know that i am a very strong person and as long as i never lose hope then i will always win in life. i am happy now, for the first time in my life i know what it means to be happy and all i want is to help others reach this state of understanding that i have reached.
there is no age. there is no time. each person has a different journey. you have to lose something important in order to gain happiness. that is what happiness means: it means to be so unshakable that no matter how hard life gets you always get up and become even stronger. and one more thing. HAVE FUN !!! life is a terrible thing to waste. you have so much more to live and to see and to become. whatever struggle you are facing at this time will be only a single struggle in a sea of ups and downs. go out, make friends, hang out, dance, act crazy...it doesnt matter what anyone thinks! live life without fear, and live life with hope that it will all be for the best in the end.
im 14 years old by the way.
SAM
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That is AWESOME! Thank you for writing all that! :-)
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