stop it.

my halloween was lovely,  thanks for asking...
no, those were not real piercings...
but seriously guys, even if they were real?  who cares?!

look. it's basically my self-proclaimed mission in life to help people:

1. realize: it's okay to have a bad day once in a while. seriously. 
2. stop judging people because of the way they look, or the stereotype they associate with.

to help illustrate my point... 

 

 

if you were to see one of these two girls out and about, let's take a guess at what the general, at first glance assumptions would be.

girl on the left: probably a high school drop out. never listens to her parents. no doubt a bad influence.  this girl has definitely done drugs. she is on the fast path to failure.

girl on the right: what a wholesome girl! honor roll student! it's safe to say she goes to church every week. she probably does volunteer work with underprivileged children!

am i right?

oh. wait! it's the same girl.

guess what?

i am a pessimist. i'm not always happy. i complain, a lot. i make bad decisions, make mistakes. i swear in different languages! i'm ridiculously far from being perfect.

but!

i go to church every week. i have a testimony, and i havent missed a single day of scripture reading in 5 years. i have a solid job. i'm in college- byu of all places!

i consider myself to be a good person.

i have gay friends. they date people of the same gender. they make bad decisions, make mistakes.  

but! 

they are some of the nicest people i know. they're funny. they are normal people. they are supportive, they are better friends than most of my non-gay, lds friends!  

they are good people.

i have friends who swear.  i have friends who are atheists. i have friends who struggle with depression. i have friends who don't get along with their families. i have friends who make mistakes. i have friends who have tattoos. i have friends who have crazy  piercings. i have friends who drink. i have friends who smoke. i have friends who've done drugs. they make bad decisions. 

they are good people.

you guys.

we are all trying our best. 

everyone is going through tough things- even if we can't always see them. 

even if they look like they have it all together.

no one is perfect.

we all make mistakes. every single one of us. 

your mistakes are no better than anyone elses mistakes! 

try a little harder, be a little nicer.

actually get to know a person before you decide if they are good or not.

when you judge people, you're only hurting yourself- losing potentially incredible friends.

who cares if people make bad choices? you've probably made a few of your own. 

people are allowed to mess up.

that's the only way we learn how to not mess up.

thank you for listening to my rant. 

i love you all!

stay adorable!