Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. (born on October 7,1966) is a writer, poet, filmmaker, and occasional comedian. Most of his writing describes his life as a Native American. Unfortunately, he was born with hydrocephalus, which caused his to suffer from seizures throughout his childhood. Later in his life, Alexie decided to leave his reservation to attend Reardan High School, which helped him get a better education and start his writing career.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

I am Me


I believe that the best advice that I have received is to be myself. The reason why I say this is because one can only be fully happy when they are completely acting like themselves and not care what others say or think. I have learned from the few years that I have been alive that it is difficult to be your self and do what you enjoy to do without being judged; however, people have to understand that that is part of life and is inevitable. You will never be able to please EVERYONE because there will always be that one person that will judge you for the smallest thing you do that they dislike or think is wrong. As long as you are happy with being yourself, then there is no reason why you should care of what others think of you.
I have also learned that there is no reason to be fake in front of certain people to be “cool” of “popular”. So what if you are not “cool” and “popular”? The whole point of life is to enjoy it and be yourself. I remember when Phillip Chbeeb, a member of a very inspirational dance crew called IaMmE, once said, “You only get so many moments in your life that if you are not afraid to be yourself, you can make your wildest dreams a reality.” The reason why he said this is because in the past, he would be judged for dancing and called a girl; however, because he was himself and did not care what they said, he has become a great icon in the dance community.

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