A Secret

It may not seem like much of a secret - and it may sound a bit odd, but I'm going to tell you my secrets of trying to have a positive outlook on life and raising my self confidence. I really hope it helps some people, even if it may not help every person that reads this. 

Firstly, know that everybody has bad days, everyone has bad weeks. It is important at the end of the day to make sure you segregate some time for yourself. You get up in the morning, you get through the day - push yourself with a smile. It sounds so hard to do I know, when sometimes all you want to do is scream and cry. Make sure that you have enough time to do something that makes you happy. If you are bored of what makes you happy, try to find something new - teach yourself a new skill maybe. Make sure before you go to bed each day, that you do something that will cheer you up and keep you happy for a while. If you feel like you can't cheer up, call a friend or go to visit someone, because there's nothing worse than having to fall asleep sad. 

When you look in the mirror, make sure that you smile. It doesn't matter if your hair is bushy or you have spots or anything like that. It doesn't matter if your eyes are too big or your nose sticks out. It is all natural, and it cannot be helped. Be proud of the person you are and how you look. You don't need to cover yourself in make-up in order to leave the house feeling good about yourself. When I am going out, I only wear BB Cream, eyeliner, (occasionally eye shadow), mascara and lipstick. I don't wear more than a dot of BB Cream because I don't want to cover my skin too much with the stuff. Never listen if people say anything about the way you look or the person that you are, because you are you, and you are beautiful no matter what they say. 

At the end of each day, before you go to bed, try to find as many good things that have happened to you through the day. It might be the smallest of all things, for example, you spoke to someone who you wanted to see today or you got an exciting letter from someone. It could even be that you bought yourself some sweets! Anything that will make you feel like, even if it was the worst day you've had in ages, it was still worth being tackled by you, and the day will only make you stronger. 

Honestly believe me when I say that you are as perfect as you can be, never listen to anyone if they tell you otherwise because you are. I wish everyone could look in the mirror and believe this about themselves because it's you that makes you amazing, nothing can ever change that.