Do you watch Glee?
You should.
But no matter. I'm addicted. But don't worry - this post is deeper than that. Lucky you. I've been all deep and stuff lately. Or something like that ;)
I can sincerely say that I wish Glee was around when I was in high school. It's so inspiring to embrace who you are. And this episode, "Born This Way" was so incredible for promoting that. Yes, it's cheesy and the characters are expected and obvious. But somehow, with the music, it transcends that. It gets the message out there, that being okay with who you are is COOL.
And I every teenager *needs* to hear it.
Heck. I need to hear it.
On a regular basis. I'm me and that's good. You're you and I'm okay with that. Let's just all love each other, k? Acceptance. Love. (Peace and rock and roll? Maybe!).
This episode got me thinking though.
SPOILER ALERT.
At the end of the episode, all the characters come out in a T-shirt with something they struggle with that they were "born" with - either something they can't change and need to accept or something that they need to accept in order to change it. On the show the shirts read:
-brown eyes
-four eyes
-nose
-likes boys
-no weave
-bad attitude
-butt chin
-ocd
-lucy caboosey
-lebanese (ahem, lesbian :D)
-i'm with stoopid (pointing up)
-i'm with stupid (point down)
-can't dance
-can't sing
And it got me thinking. What would my T-shirt say? What's that one thing about me - the one thing that I can't change that I was "born" with. When I was younger, my shirt probably would have said CURLY HAIR. Oh how I hated my hair when I was in high school. I even had it chemically straightened. Not anymore. I love my hair. There's a few physical flaws I have, but nothing I'm truly stuck on.
And then it hit me.
My shirt would say CONTROL FREAK.
Because I am. And the multitude of panic attacks and anxiety attacks and feelings of overwhelmedness I've had lately are because I'm a control freak. The typical, beyond organized, type A.
But that's a whole 'nother post 'round the corner.
For now, I just want to order my T-shirt.
What would your T-shirt say? Would it have said the same thing when you were in high school?
kortney elise xoxo
3 comments:
I love you. I don't care if anyone reads this. I'll say it because I was born this way, to say anything. If I liked girls, you'd be it. I enjoy hearing the things you feel good about. You were born that way, and I like it!
Awwww, blush Ashley. If I liked girls, I think you'd be it too. I'm glad you were born to say anything. I like to listen :D
This is great Kortney. I think the message in that song, and the show, is really important. Hopefully it makes a difference. It makes me sad that there are so many people who dont love themselves as they are. I was definitely one of them in high school. Its such a waste.
I dont know what my shirt would say. Crazy maybe? Obsessive? Im not sure.
And can I tell you how happy it makes me to hear you say that theres no physical flaws you have that you're stuck on? That comment made my insides smile, because I think you are perfect. :)
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